Linter workflow

Path to file (view file on GitHub)

The original file is located at the following path:

.github / workflows / lint.yml 

This GitHub Actions workflow is designed to automate the linting process for a Python application using flake8. It triggers on both pushes and pull requests. The essential elements of this workflow are as follows:

Workflow Name

  • name: Python Lint

Triggers

  • on:
    • push: Triggers on any push to the repository.
    • pull_request: Triggers on any pull request to the repository.

Jobs

  • build: This job runs on the latest Ubuntu environment (ubuntu-latest).

Steps

  1. Checkout Repository
    • Uses the actions/checkout@v2 action to checkout the repository.
  2. Set up Python
    • Uses the actions/setup-python@v2 action to set up Python 3.x.
  3. Install Dependencies
    • Upgrades pip and installs flake8 using the following commands:
      python -m pip install --upgrade pip
      pip install flake8
      
  4. Lint with flake8
    • Runs flake8 on the app directory to lint the Python code:
      flake8 app