python-conventions
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Modern Python (3.11+) conventions — type discipline, pathlib, async patterns, structlog, ruff + mypy strict + pytest defaults. Use when writing or reviewing Python code.
7 other projects use a version of this.
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- NicoGenti/opencode-orchestrator-kittheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- leroyguillaume/claudetheir own version, first seen Oct 30, 2026
- ek33450505/claude-agent-teamtheir own version, first seen Oct 25, 2026
- andr-ca/agentharnesstheir own version, first seen Oct 15, 2026
- wtsi-hgi/agentskillstheir own version, first seen Oct 4, 2026
- techmefr/mentistheir own version, first seen Sep 11, 2026
Other versions7 projects use a version of this.
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- tae0y/python-project-template★ 14same name
- NicoGenti/opencode-orchestrator-kit★ 9same name
- ek33450505/claude-agent-team★ 8same name
- leroyguillaume/claude★ 7same name
- andr-ca/agentharness★ 1same name
- wtsi-hgi/agentskills★ 1same name
- techmefr/mentis★ 0same name
How matches are found. Word for word: the exact same text. Edited: shares passages with this file (“99% same” means 99% of its five-word phrases also appear here; 10% or more counts). Their own version: similar meaning, or, weakest, the same name. We can’t tell which project had it first. Projects are counted among the 200 most-starred candidates, and mentions are links to the repository we found, up to 50 per site, so both counts are a floor.
In this repository2 other files it gives its agents.
- CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
- .cursor/rules/python-conventions.mdcCursor rule
The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
2 rules. 0 are common, 2 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.
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Common
Most of the 7 edited versions we read keep these.
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Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 29
Never time.sleep in async
- Distinctive: line 34
No print() in libraries
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 7 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Python conventions
Modern Python (3.11+) defaults.
Types
- Type hints required everywhere
from __future__ import annotationsat top- Pydantic v2 for I/O, TypedDict for internal, Literal for string enums
Stdlib
- pathlib.Path over os.path
- dataclasses over manual init
- subprocess.run over os.system
- f-strings except logging
- match for tagged unions
Async
- async def end-to-end, httpx not requests
- TaskGroup for structured concurrency
- Never time.sleep in async
Logging
- structlog or stdlib + structured extras
- No print() in libraries
- Lazy formatting
Tooling
- ruff for lint + format
- mypy --strict
- pytest fixtures
- uv over pip
Banned
- Bare except
- Mutable defaults
from foo import *- eval/exec on user input
- Stringly-typed returns
Full content + 15 worked examples at https://github.com/HermeticOrmus/python-conventions-skills.
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