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Code quality checks, linting, formatting, and type checking commands for the Agent Framework Python codebase. Use this when running checks, fixing lint errors, or troubleshooting CI failures.

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Code quality checks, linting, formatting, and type checking commands for the Agent Framework Python codebase. Use this when running checks, fixing lint errors, or troubleshooting CI failures.
# Python Code Quality ## Quick Commands All commands run from the `python/` directory: ```bash # Syntax formatting + checks (parallel across packages by default) uv run poe syntax uv run poe syntax -P core uv run poe syntax -F # Format only uv run poe syntax -C # Check only uv run poe syntax -S # Samples only # Type checking # # Division of labor (see "Type checking architecture" below): # - Pyright (strict) is the source-code type checker. # - Pyright (relaxed `basic`), mypy, pyrefly, ty, zuban all check the TESTS; # pyright/pyrefly/ty also check the SAMPLES (mypy/zuban skip script-style samples). uv run poe pyright # Pyright (strict) over SOURCE, fan-out across packages uv run poe pyright -P core uv run poe pyright -A uv run poe test-typing # mypy + pyrefly + ty + zuban + pyright over each package's TESTS uv run poe test-typing -P core uv run poe test-typing -S # samples (pyrefly + ty + pyright) uv run poe test-typing -P core --checker mypy # narrow to one checker (repeatable) uv run poe test-typing -P core --checker pyright # relaxed pyright over the tests uv run poe mypy # alias: MyPy over the tests only uv run poe mypy -P core uv run poe typing # Pyright (source) + the tests checkers uv run poe typing -P core uv run poe typing -A # All package-level checks in parallel (syntax + pyright) uv run poe check-packages # Full check (packages + samples + tests + markdown) uv run poe check uv run poe check -P core # Samples only uv run poe check -S uv run poe pyright -S # Markdown code blocks uv run poe markdown-code-lint ``` ## Pre-commit Hooks (prek) Prek hooks run automatically on commit. They stay lightweight and only check changed files. ```bash # Install hooks uv run poe prek-install # Run all hooks manually uv run prek run -a # Run on last commit uv run prek run --last-commit ``` They run changed-package syntax formatting/checking, markdown code lint only when markdown files change, and sample syntax lint/pyright only when files under `samples/` change. They intentionally do not run workspace `pyright` or `mypy` by default. ## Type checking architecture Following the "too many type checkers" approach, type checkers are split by target: | Target | Checker(s) | Mode | Config | |--------|-----------|------|--------| | Source (`agent_framework*`) | **pyright** | strict | `[tool.pyright]` in `pyproject.toml` | | Tests | pyright, mypy, pyrefly, ty, zuban | relaxed/basic | `pyrightconfig.tests.json`, `[tool.mypy]`, `pyrefly.toml`, `ty` rules | | Samples | pyright, pyrefly, ty | basic | `pyrightconfig.samples.json`, `pyrefly.samples.toml`, `ty.samples.toml` | - **Pyright is the only *strict* source-code checker**, and it ALSO runs in a relaxed `basic` profile over the tests and samples (so the surfaces customers copy from are validated by every checker, including pyright). MyPy was removed from source; its `[tool.mypy]` block is now a *relaxed* profile used only for tests/samples. - The extra checkers run over tests/samples because those exercise the public API the way users do. The profile is intentionally relaxed (private access allowed, untyped test bodies allowed) so authors aren't forced into ugly over-annotation. - **Gating checkers** are `pyright`, `mypy`, `pyrefly`, `ty`, and `zuban` โ€” all five run by default and gate CI. `zuban` is the strictest of the mypy-compatible pair, so the same `[tool.mypy]` config yields more findings; suppress zuban-only friction with shared `# type: ignore[code]`. Suppress relaxed-pyright friction with `# pyright: ignore[rule]`. - **Samples** add `pyright` to `pyrefly` + `ty` โ€” mypy/zuban can't resolve script-style sample layouts (numeric-prefixed dirs, duplicate `main.py`), but pyright handles them. - `pyrefly.samples.toml` enables fallback lookup for standalone sibling imports. The ty sample profile uses first-party `root = ["."]` for PEP 723 sibling helpers, preserving automatic extra-path lookup for the existing samples. - The strict source-pyright (`[tool.pyright]`) enforces `reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment` and excludes tests/samples; the relaxed test/sample pyright configs do not flag unnecessary ignores. ## Ruff Configuration - Line length: 120 - Target: Python 3.10+ - Auto-fix enabled - Rules: ASYNC, B, CPY, D, E, ERA, F, FIX, I, INP, ISC, Q, RET, RSE, RUF, SIM, T20, TD, W, T100, S - Scripts directory is excluded from checks ## Pyright Configuration - **Source**: strict mode (`[tool.pyright]`), `reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment = "error"`, excludes tests, samples, .venv, packages/devui/frontend. - **Tests**: relaxed `basic` profile (`pyrightconfig.tests.json`) โ€” private import/usage and not-required TypedDict access allowed; runs as the `pyright` checker in `test-typing`. - **Samples**: relaxed `basic` profile (`pyrightconfig.samples.json`, with a py310 variant) โ€” runs as the `pyright` checker in `test-typing -S`. ## Parallel Execution The task runner (`scripts/task_runner.py`) executes the cross-product of (package ร— task) in parallel using ThreadPoolExecutor. Single items run in-process with streaming output. ## CI Workflow CI splits into 4 parallel jobs: 1. **Pre-commit hooks** โ€” lightweight hooks (SKIP=poe-check) 2. **Package checks** โ€” syntax/pyright (source) via check-packages 3. **Samples & markdown** โ€” `check -S` plus `markdown-code-lint` 4. **Test Typing** โ€” change-detected mypy/pyrefly/ty over tests (`ci-test-typing`)
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