pytest workflow (astanin/python-tabulate)

The pytest workflow from astanin/python-tabulate, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the pytest workflow from the astanin/python-tabulate repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.

Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.

The workflow

name: pytest

on:
  - push
  - pull_request
  - workflow_dispatch

jobs:
  build:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
        os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-latest"]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
      with:
        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
        allow-prereleases: true
    - name: Install dependencies
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        python -m pip install pytest pytest-cov numpy pandas "wcwidth>=0.6.0"
    - name: Run tests
      run: |
        pytest -v --doctest-modules --ignore benchmark --doctest-glob="README.md" --cov=tabulate --cov-branch --cov-report=xml
    - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
      with:
        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}

concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

The same workflow, on Latchkey

Estimated ~20% faster on cache hits, plus fewer wasted runs and a safer supply chain. Added and changed lines are highlighted.

name: pytest
 
on:
  - push
  - pull_request
  - workflow_dispatch
 
jobs:
  build:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    strategy:
      matrix:
        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
        os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-latest"]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
      with:
        cache: 'pip'
        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
        allow-prereleases: true
    - name: Install dependencies
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        python -m pip install pytest pytest-cov numpy pandas "wcwidth>=0.6.0"
    - name: Run tests
      run: |
        pytest -v --doctest-modules --ignore benchmark --doctest-glob="README.md" --cov=tabulate --cov-branch --cov-report=xml
    - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
      with:
        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 

What changed

• Cache dependency installs on the setup step so they are served from cache.
• Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.

1 third-party action is referenced by a movable tag. Pin it to the commit SHA (Latchkey resolves and applies this automatically) so a repointed tag cannot change what runs.

What Latchkey heals here

This workflow has steps that commonly fail on transient issues (network, registries, flaky browsers). On Latchkey managed runners they are detected, retried, and self-healed instead of failing your build:

• Dependency installs

This workflow runs 1 job (15 with the matrix expanded) per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.

Actions used in this workflow