{"id":292,"date":"2021-10-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tac.debuzzify.com\/?p=292"},"modified":"2023-06-25T01:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T01:58:34","slug":"python-project-structure-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-analytics.club\/python-project-structure-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Make Your Python Project Structure More Elegant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Great projects start as a single file script and evolve into a community-maintained framework. But few projects make it to this level. Most, regardless of their usefulness to others, end up not being used by anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThe critical factor that makes your project convenient (or miserable) for others is its structure.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
What is a perfect Python project structure that works well?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Great projects are always version-controlled. Use git (or mercurial.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- They should have a dependency management system. Virtualenv (or conda) is not one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- They have automated clean code practices. You can make ugly coding impossible for all your team members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Great projects will always have a README and give more context.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- There should be a Config file ( a YAML or a TOML<\/a> file). Separate the software parameters from hardcoding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Secrets should be on an environment (.env) file. You don’t want the world to know about your secrets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- They should have neat documentation (Optional.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This article will go through all of them and set up your Python project for maximum maintainability. If this seems overwhelming, you can straightaway use the blueprint I have created for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Make every project a git repository.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You can make a project a git repository with a single line of command. It wouldn’t take a minute to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n