Week 6: Python Package Development and Social Coding with GitHub

• GitHub Issues and Pull Requests: Enhancing Collaborative Development
• Writing and Publishing Your Own Python Packages

Learning Outcomes

• How to use GitHub to manage open source contributions (e.g., pull requests)

• Develop your own Python package, using Hatch and Hatchling

Agenda

• Review HW 3: Any questions about the overall purpose?

• Final Project Selection:

  • Discuss list of potential projects

  • Fill out Survey (this will be part of the soon-to-be-released HW)

• Tutorial of Issue Tracker in conjunction with GitHub Pull Requests

  • GitHub Issues and Pull Requests

  • Example using stockbeta example package. Submit a PR to the repo!

• Introduction to Hatch and Hatchling

  • Python Packaging with Hatch

• If time permits, we will also discuss the following:

  • Automatically updating a GitHub pages site with GitHub Actions. See jmbejara/example-updating-dashboard

  • Simplifying presentation with ChartBook: jmbejara/chartbook