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Python package workflow (rezoo/movis)

The Python package workflow from rezoo/movis, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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Source: rezoo/movis.github/workflows/python-package.ymlLicense MITView source

What it does

This is the Python package workflow from the rezoo/movis 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

workflow (.yml)
# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a variety of Python versions
# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-python

name: Python package

on:
  push:
    branches: [ "main" ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ "main" ]

jobs:
  build:

    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
      with:
        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
    - name: Setup FFmpeg
      uses: FedericoCarboni/setup-ffmpeg@v2
    - name: Install packages
      run: |
        sudo apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-dev libglib2.0-0
    - name: Install dependencies
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        python -m pip install flake8 pytest mypy
        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
    - name: Lint with flake8
      run: |
        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
    - name: Install repository
      run: |
        python -m pip install -e .
    - name: Type-check with mypy
      run: |
        mypy movis
    - name: Test with pytest
      run: |
        pytest

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.

# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a variety of Python versions
# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-python
 
name: Python package
 
on:
  push:
    branches: [ "main" ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ "main" ]
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  build:
    timeout-minutes: 30
 
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
      with:
        cache: 'pip'
        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
    - name: Setup FFmpeg
      uses: FedericoCarboni/setup-ffmpeg@v2
    - name: Install packages
      run: |
        sudo apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-dev libglib2.0-0
    - name: Install dependencies
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        python -m pip install flake8 pytest mypy
        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
    - name: Lint with flake8
      run: |
        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
    - name: Install repository
      run: |
        python -m pip install -e .
    - name: Type-check with mypy
      run: |
        mypy movis
    - name: Test with pytest
      run: |
        pytest
 

What changed

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:

This workflow runs 1 job (3 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