Project Name

A brief description of what this project does and who it's for.

Features

Feature 1: Description
Feature 2: Description
Feature 3: Description

Installation
Quick Start
Usage
Development
Testing
Documentation
Contributing
License

Installation

Prerequisites

Python 3.11 or higher
Poetry (for dependency management)

Using Poetry (Recommended)

Install Poetry if you haven't already:

curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/project-name.git
cd project-name

Install dependencies:
```
poetry install
```
Activate the virtual environment:
```
poetry shell
```

Using pip

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/project-name.git
cd project-name

Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

Install the package:
```
pip install -e .
```

Quick Start

from src.main import YourMainClass

# Example usage
instance = YourMainClass()
result = instance.do_something()
print(result)

Usage

Basic Example

# Import the necessary modules
from src.module import function

# Use the function
result = function(param1="value1", param2="value2")

Advanced Example

# More complex usage example
from src.advanced import AdvancedClass

config = {
    "option1": "value1",
    "option2": "value2"
}

advanced = AdvancedClass(**config)
advanced.process()

Command Line Interface

If your project includes a CLI:

# Run the main command
python -m src.main --help

# Example command
python -m src.main process --input data.csv --output results.json

Development

Setting Up Development Environment

Install development dependencies:
```
poetry install --with dev
```
Install pre-commit hooks:
```
pre-commit install
```
Run pre-commit on all files (optional):
```
pre-commit run --all-files
```

Code Quality Tools

This project uses several tools to maintain code quality:

Black: Code formatting
```
poetry run black src tests
```
isort: Import sorting
```
poetry run isort src tests
```
Flake8: Linting
```
poetry run flake8 src tests
```
MyPy: Type checking
```
poetry run mypy src
```
Ruff: Fast Python linter
```
poetry run ruff check src tests
```

Project Structure

project-name/
├── src/                    # Source code
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── main.py            # Main entry point
│   └── module.py          # Example module
├── tests/                  # Test suite
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── conftest.py        # Pytest configuration
│   ├── unit/              # Unit tests
│   └── integration/       # Integration tests
├── docs/                   # Documentation
├── scripts/               # Utility scripts
├── .github/               # GitHub specific files
│   ├── workflows/         # GitHub Actions
│   └── ISSUE_TEMPLATE/    # Issue templates
├── pyproject.toml         # Project configuration
├── poetry.lock           # Locked dependencies
├── README.md             # This file
├── .gitignore           # Git ignore rules
├── .pre-commit-config.yaml # Pre-commit hooks
├── Dockerfile           # Docker configuration
├── pytest.ini          # Pytest configuration
└── tox.ini            # Tox configuration

Testing

Running Tests

Run all tests:

poetry run pytest

Run with coverage:

poetry run pytest --cov=src --cov-report=html

Run specific test markers:

# Run only unit tests
poetry run pytest -m unit

# Run only integration tests
poetry run pytest -m integration

# Skip slow tests
poetry run pytest -m "not slow"

Using Tox

Run tests across multiple Python versions:

poetry run tox

Run specific environments:

# Run tests
poetry run tox -e py311

# Run linting
poetry run tox -e lint

# Run type checking
poetry run tox -e type

Documentation

Documentation is available in the docs/ directory. To build the documentation:

# Install documentation dependencies
poetry install --with docs

# Build HTML documentation
poetry run sphinx-build -b html docs docs/_build

Docker

Building the Docker Image

docker build -t project-name:latest .

Running the Container

docker run -it --rm project-name:latest

Docker Compose

If you have a docker-compose.yml:

docker-compose up

Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env and configure your environment variables:

cp .env.example .env

Key environment variables:

APP_ENV: Application environment (development/staging/production)
DEBUG: Enable debug mode
LOG_LEVEL: Logging level
See .env.example for all available options

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for details.

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

Development Workflow

Ensure all tests pass
Update documentation as needed
Add tests for new functionality
Ensure code passes all quality checks
Submit a pull request

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Poetry installation fails

Solution: Ensure you have Python 3.11+ and try using the official installer

Issue: Pre-commit hooks fail

Solution: Run pre-commit run --all-files to see detailed errors

Issue: Tests fail locally

Solution: Ensure all dependencies are installed with poetry install --with dev

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

List any libraries, tools, or resources you want to acknowledge
Contributors and maintainers
Inspiration sources

Contact

Author: Your Name
Email: you@example.com
GitHub: @yourusername
Project Link: https://github.com/yourusername/project-name

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for a detailed list of changes between versions.

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