Publish Python distribution to TestPyPI workflow (tastyware/tastytrade)

The Publish Python distribution to TestPyPI workflow from tastyware/tastytrade, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the Publish Python distribution to TestPyPI workflow from the tastyware/tastytrade 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: Publish Python distribution to TestPyPI

on:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  build:
    name: Build distribution
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: Set up Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
      with:
        python-version: "3.x"
    - name: Install pypa/build
      run: >-
        python3 -m
        pip install
        build
        --user
    - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
      run: python3 -m build
    - name: Store the distribution packages
      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: python-package-distributions
        path: dist/

  publish-to-testpypi:
    name: Publish Python distribution to TestPyPI
    needs:
    - build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    environment:
      name: testpypi
      url: https://test.pypi.org/p/tastytrade

    permissions:
      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing

    steps:
    - name: Download all the dists
      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: python-package-distributions
        path: dist/
    - name: Publish distribution to TestPyPI
      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
      with:
        repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/

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: Publish Python distribution to TestPyPI
 
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
 
jobs:
  build:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    name: Build distribution
    runs-on: latchkey-small
 
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: Set up Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
      with:
        cache: 'pip'
        python-version: "3.x"
    - name: Install pypa/build
      run: >-
        python3 -m
        pip install
        build
        --user
    - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
      run: python3 -m build
    - name: Store the distribution packages
      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: python-package-distributions
        path: dist/
 
  publish-to-testpypi:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    name: Publish Python distribution to TestPyPI
    needs:
    - build
    runs-on: latchkey-small
 
    environment:
      name: testpypi
      url: https://test.pypi.org/p/tastytrade
 
    permissions:
      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
 
    steps:
    - name: Download all the dists
      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: python-package-distributions
        path: dist/
    - name: Publish distribution to TestPyPI
      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
      with:
        repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
 

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 uses latchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job.
• 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 2 jobs per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.

Actions used in this workflow