Coverage

Coverage Skill

Use when working with coverage, generated from official documentation.

When to Use This Skill

This skill should be triggered when:

• Working with coverage
• Asking about coverage features or APIs
• Implementing coverage solutions
• Debugging coverage code
• Learning coverage best practices

Quick Reference

Common Patterns

Pattern 1: XML reporting: coverage xml The xml command writes coverage data to a “coverage

coverage xml

Pattern 2: Combining data files: coverage combine Often test suites are run under different conditions, for example, with different versions of Python, or de...

coverage combine

Pattern 3: HTML reporting: coverage html Coverage

coverage html

Pattern 4: Diagnostics: coverage debug The debug command shows internal information to help diagnose problems

coverage debug

Pattern 5: Installation You can install coverage

$ python3 -m pip install coverage

Pattern 6: If you are installing on Linux, you may need to install the python-dev and gcc support files before installing coverage via pip

$ sudo apt-get install python-dev gcc
$ sudo yum install python-devel gcc

$ sudo apt-get install python3-dev gcc
$ sudo yum install python3-devel gcc

Pattern 7: Text annotation: coverage annotate Note The annotate command has been obsoleted by more modern reporting tools, including the html command

coverage annotate

Reference Files

This skill includes comprehensive documentation in references/:

• 7.13.4.md - 7.13.4 documentation

Use view to read specific reference files when detailed information is needed.

Working with This Skill

For Beginners

Start with the getting_started or tutorials reference files for foundational concepts.

For Specific Features

Use the appropriate category reference file (api, guides, etc.) for detailed information.

For Code Examples

The quick reference section above contains common patterns extracted from the official docs.

Resources

references/

Organized documentation extracted from official sources. These files contain:

• Detailed explanations
• Code examples with language annotations
• Links to original documentation
• Table of contents for quick navigation

scripts/

Add helper scripts here for common automation tasks.

assets/

Add templates, boilerplate, or example projects here.

Notes

• This skill was automatically generated from official documentation
• Reference files preserve the structure and examples from source docs
• Code examples include language detection for better syntax highlighting
• Quick reference patterns are extracted from common usage examples in the docs

Updating

To refresh this skill with updated documentation:

1. Re-run the scraper with the same configuration
2. The skill will be rebuilt with the latest information