Python Reference Files

This page collects the default Python reference files I reuse across projects. It keeps the style guide and adds starter templates for flake8, .gitignore, and pyproject.toml.

Python Style Guide

Download the Python style guide

The style guide defines expectations for naming, comments, formatting, imports, type hints, docstrings, and package build structure. It is intended as a consistent baseline rather than a rigid rulebook.

Default .flake8

Download the default flake8 config

Use this as the baseline flake8 configuration for Python projects. It keeps the default checks and sets the maximum line length to 150 characters.

Standard .gitignore

Download the standard gitignore

This .gitignore covers the usual Python-generated files, virtual environments, build outputs, test caches, and common tool-specific local state that should not be committed.

pyproject.toml Template

Download the pyproject.toml template

This template matches the style guide baseline: PEP 621 metadata, hatchling as the build backend, hatch-vcs for versioning from Git tags, and a src/ package layout.