Editing YAML for GitHub workflows to exclude specific files and folders from flake8 and pytest

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😎 jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
– uses: actions/checkout@v2
– name: Install Python 3
uses: actions/setup-python@v1
with:
python-version: 3.11
– name: Install dependencies
run: |
python -m pip install –upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt
– name: Run flake8
run: flake8 –ignore=E101,E191,E501,W191,W503 .
– name: Run tests with pytest
run: pytest

How can I edit this YAML for GitHub workflows so pytest and flake8 is not run in all my .py files? I want to exclude a particular folder

🤖 To exclude a specific folder from being checked by `pytest` and `flake8` in your GitHub Actions workflow, you can modify the commands in the `run` sections for these tools to ignore that folder. Here’s how you can edit your YAML file:
yaml
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Install Python 3
        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
        with:
          python-version: 3.11
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
          pip install -r requirements.txt
      - name: Run flake8
        run: flake8 --ignore=E101,E191,E501,W191,W503 --exclude=./path_to_exclude/ .
      - name: Run tests with pytest
        run: pytest --ignore=./path_to_exclude/
Here’s what was changed:
– For `flake8`, the `–exclude` option followed by `./path_to_exclude/` is used to exclude files or directories. Make sure to replace `./path_to_exclude/` with the path of the folder you want to exclude.
– For `pytest`, the `–ignore` option followed by `./path_to_exclude/` is added to exclude a specific folder from being tested. Again, replace `./path_to_exclude/` with the actual path of the folder you wish to exclude.

These additions will ensure that both `flake8` and `pytest` do not run on any files within the specified folder. Adjust the path accordingly to fit the structure of your project.

😎 if I want to ignore several paths?

🤖 If you want to ignore several paths for both `flake8` and `pytest` in your GitHub Actions workflow, you can specify multiple paths separated by commas in the `–exclude` option for `flake8` and use multiple `–ignore` options for `pytest`. Here’s how you can update your YAML configuration:
yaml
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Install Python 3
        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
        with:
          python-version: 3.11
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
          pip install -r requirements.txt
      - name: Run flake8
        run: flake8 --ignore=E101,E191,E501,W191,W503 --exclude=./path_to_exclude1/,./path_to_exclude2/,./path_to_exclude3/ .
      - name: Run tests with pytest
        run: pytest --ignore=./path_to_exclude1/ --ignore=./path_to_exclude2/ --ignore=./path_to_exclude3/
### Explanation:
– **flake8**: The `–exclude` option is used with a list of paths to exclude, separated by commas. Replace `./path_to_exclude1/`, `./path_to_exclude2/`, and `./path_to_exclude3/` with the actual paths you want to exclude.
– **pytest**: The `–ignore` option is repeated for each path you want to exclude. Add as many `–ignore` options as there are paths to exclude.

This setup will ensure that both `flake8` and `pytest` skip the specified directories when they run. Adjust the paths according to the structure of your project to match the directories you want to exclude.

😎 if it’s a file (for example, script.py) instead of a folder, should I put:

run: flake8 –exclude=./script.py .

Would this work?

🤖 Yes, you can use the `–exclude` option with `flake8` to ignore specific files, including `.py` files like `script.py`. Your command would look like this:
yaml
run: flake8 --ignore=E101,E191,E501,W191,W503 --exclude=./script.py .
This command tells `flake8` to exclude `script.py` from being checked, and it will check all other Python files in the directory except for `script.py`. Make sure the path to `script.py` is relative to the root of your repository or adjust the path accordingly.

For `pytest`, if you want to exclude a specific file instead of a directory, you can use the same approach with the `–ignore` option:
yaml
run: pytest --ignore=./script.py
This will ensure that `pytest` does not run tests in `script.py`. You can add multiple `–ignore` options if there are more files to exclude.

😎 – name: Run flake8
run: flake8 –ignore=E101,E191,E501,W191,W503 –exclude=./backups/,–exclude=./mibian.py,–exclude=./db/ .

Am I doing the “exclude” part wrong? It doesn’t seem to exclude

🤖 Yes, it looks like there’s an issue with the way you’ve formatted the `–exclude` option in your `flake8` command. In `flake8`, multiple paths for the `–exclude` option should be specified as a single argument, separated by commas without spaces or additional `–exclude` flags. Here’s how you can correct it:
yaml
- name: Run flake8
  run: flake8 --ignore=E101,E191,E501,W191,W503 --exclude=./backups/,./mibian.py,./db/ .
This command configures `flake8` to ignore the directories and file listed:
– `./backups/` – a directory
– `./mibian.py` – a specific Python file
– `./db/` – another directory

Remember to ensure that the paths are correctly relative to the root of your repository where the GitHub Actions workflow is executed. This format will correctly exclude the specified files and directories from the `flake8` checks.

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