Makefile tricks for Python projects
Makefile tricks for Python projects
I like using Makefiles. They work great both as simple task runners as well as build systems for medium-size projects. This is my starter template for Python projects. Note: This blog post assumes some basic knowledge of how make and Makefiles work. Basic configuration I like using bash as the defau...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1160466
I originally posted this over in https://lemmy.ml/c/python before discovering programming.dev.
Some neat tricks for using
Makefileswith Python that I hadn't seen before. The one I have seen, having ahelptarget, has been super useful in team environments and for debugging when used with variables.
Great post! I suspect that PYTHONPATH hack might be useful in reorganizing a particular repo at $JOB that contains a few different deployable packages and a common library.
The thing I like most about using Makefiles in this way is that it can provide a consistent dev experience across many repos in a team setting, if each repo defines a consistent set of make targets:
make setup,make test,make buildetc. I don't have to care too much if the project is using pip vs. poetry, or pytest vs. unittest.