conda-build workflow (QuantEcon/QuantEcon.py)
The conda-build workflow from QuantEcon/QuantEcon.py, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the conda-build workflow from the QuantEcon/QuantEcon.py 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: conda-build
on:
push:
branches:
- main
tags:
- 'v*'
pull_request:
branches:
- main
jobs:
tests:
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
strategy:
# one failing job shouldn't cancel the rest of the matrix
fail-fast: false
matrix:
os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
# quoted as strings (bare 3.10 would parse as float 3.1)
python-version: ["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v7
with:
fetch-depth: 0
- name: Cache conda
uses: actions/cache@v6
env:
CACHE_NUMBER: 0
with:
path: ~/conda_pkgs_dir
key:
${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-${{ hashFiles('environment.yml') }}
- uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v4
with:
auto-update-conda: true
miniforge-version: latest
environment-file: environment.yml
python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
auto-activate-base: false
use-only-tar-bz2: true
activate-environment: qe
- name: Conda info
shell: bash -l {0}
run: |
conda info
conda list
- name: flake8 Tests
shell: bash -l {0}
run: |
flake8 --select=F401,F405,E231 quantecon
- name: Run Tests (pytest)
shell: bash -l {0}
run: |
coverage run -m pytest quantecon
coverage lcov
- name: Coveralls
uses: coverallsapp/github-action@v2
# upload from one Linux job only (avoids the Coveralls parallel-build 422
# race); continue-on-error so an upload hiccup can't fail CI
if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python-version == '3.13'
continue-on-error: true
with:
github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
# `file` (not the deprecated `path-to-lcov`) is the v2 input
file: coverage.lcov
format: lcov
publish:
name: Publish to PyPi
needs: [tests]
if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout source
uses: actions/checkout@v7
- name: Set up Python
uses: actions/setup-python@v6
with:
python-version: "3.x"
- name: Install flit
run: |
pip install flit~=3.6
- name: Build and publish
run: |
flit publish
env:
FLIT_USERNAME: __token__
FLIT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
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: conda-build on: push: branches: - main tags: - 'v*' pull_request: branches: - main concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: tests: timeout-minutes: 30 runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }} strategy: # one failing job shouldn't cancel the rest of the matrix fail-fast: false matrix: os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest] # quoted as strings (bare 3.10 would parse as float 3.1) python-version: ["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"] steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v7 with: fetch-depth: 0 - name: Cache conda uses: actions/cache@v6 env: CACHE_NUMBER: 0 with: path: ~/conda_pkgs_dir key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-${{ hashFiles('environment.yml') }} - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v4 with: auto-update-conda: true miniforge-version: latest environment-file: environment.yml python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }} auto-activate-base: false use-only-tar-bz2: true activate-environment: qe - name: Conda info shell: bash -l {0} run: | conda info conda list - name: flake8 Tests shell: bash -l {0} run: | flake8 --select=F401,F405,E231 quantecon - name: Run Tests (pytest) shell: bash -l {0} run: | coverage run -m pytest quantecon coverage lcov - name: Coveralls uses: coverallsapp/github-action@v2 # upload from one Linux job only (avoids the Coveralls parallel-build 422 # race); continue-on-error so an upload hiccup can't fail CI if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python-version == '3.13' continue-on-error: true with: github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # `file` (not the deprecated `path-to-lcov`) is the v2 input file: coverage.lcov format: lcov publish: timeout-minutes: 30 name: Publish to PyPi needs: [tests] if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags') runs-on: latchkey-small steps: - name: Checkout source uses: actions/checkout@v7 - name: Set up Python uses: actions/setup-python@v6 with: cache: 'pip' python-version: "3.x" - name: Install flit run: | pip install flit~=3.6 - name: Build and publish run: | flit publish env: FLIT_USERNAME: __token__ FLIT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
What changed
- Run on Latchkey managed runners with one line (
runs-on), which apply the fixes below automatically and self-heal transient failures. This example useslatchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job. - Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.
- 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.
2 third-party actions are referenced by a movable tag. Pin them 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 2 jobs (10 with the matrix expanded) per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.