/pylexa

Python Boilerplate for ASK

Primary LanguagePythonApache License 2.0Apache-2.0

Pylexa

Boilerplate for creating a new Alexa skill with Python.

How to Use

  1. Click the "Use This Template" button in GitHub. Or, clone via SSH 
    git clone git@github.com:irlrobot/pylexa.git YOUR_SKILL_NAME
    or HTTPS 
    git clone https://github.com/irlrobot/pylexa.git YOUR_SKILL_NAME
  2. Create a new Python virtual environment with virtualenv venv.
  3. Install dependencies with pip install -r requirements-dev.txt and pip install -r requirements.txt.
  4. Start adding your code in src/ and your tests in tests/.
  5. Use /deps for dependencies. I use another tool I created called alppb to build dependencies on Amazon Linux and download the modules locally for inclusion in your deployment to AWS Lambda.
  6. Use build_and_deploy.py to help deploy to AWS Lambda quickly.

Alexa Skills Kit References