Can I use this with my existing dependency manager?

While the skill highly recommends 'uv' for its performance, it provides comprehensive guidance for Poetry and traditional pip/venv setups.

How does this skill improve Python code quality?

It provides ready-to-use configurations for Ruff and mypy, enabling automated linting, formatting, and strict type checking to catch errors before they reach production.

Does this skill support the latest Python versions?

Yes, it is specifically designed for 2024-2025 standards, covering Python 3.12 through 3.14 features and conventions.

What is the benefit of the tiered complexity approach?

It allows the skill to scale with your project, preventing over-engineering for simple scripts while ensuring production systems have all necessary safeguards like rigorous testing and CI/CD.

Modern Python Development Guide

Name: Modern Python Development Guide
Author: melodic-software

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Security & Testing

Provides an adaptive, tiered framework for building everything from simple scripts to production-grade Python systems using modern 2024-2025 standards.

The Python Development Skill serves as a comprehensive blueprint for modern Python engineering, offering three distinct tiers of guidance—Minimal, Standard, and Full—tailored to your project's specific complexity. It automates best practices for environment setup using 'uv', linting with 'Ruff', type checking with 'mypy', and testing with 'pytest'. Whether you are converting a legacy utility script or architecting a large-scale enterprise system, this skill ensures your codebase adheres to PEP-8, utilizes the robust 'src/' layout, and maintains high security and performance standards.

Key Features

01Comprehensive guidance for async programming, security, and performance

021 GitHub stars

03Tiered complexity levels (Minimal, Standard, Full) for adaptive guidance

04Modern tooling integration including uv, Ruff, pytest, and mypy

05Standardized project scaffolding with the modern src/ layout

06Automated code quality configurations and pre-commit hook setups

Use Cases

01Setting up a new production-ready API or library with professional CI/CD and testing

02Enforcing consistent code style and security standards across a development team

03Converting a legacy utility script into a maintainable, typed package

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add melodic-software/claude-code-plugins python

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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