Python Quality Gate

Python Quality Gate

Enforces code quality for Python 3.10+ projects using Ruff (lint+format), pyright (types), Vulture (dead code), and deptry (deps).

One-Command Quality Check

# Run all quality checks
just check  # or manually:
ruff check --fix src/ tests/ && ruff format src/ tests/
pyright src/
vulture src/ --min-confidence 80
deptry src/

Ruff (Linter + Formatter)

Ruff replaces flake8, isort, black, pyupgrade, and bandit. It's 100x faster.

# Auto-fix and format
ruff check --fix src/ tests/
ruff format src/ tests/

# Check without fixing
ruff check src/ tests/

# Show what would change
ruff format --diff src/ tests/

Key rules enabled: E/W (pycodestyle), F (pyflakes), I (isort), UP (pyupgrade), B (bugbear), S (bandit security), SIM (simplify), RUF (ruff-specific).

pyright (Type Checker)

# Standard mode (recommended starting point)
pyright src/

# Strict mode (aspirational)
pyright src/ --pythonversion 3.10 --level strict

Common fixes:

• Add return type annotations to all public functions
• Use Optional[X] or X | None for nullable params
• Use TypeVar for generic functions
• Add py.typed marker file for library packages

Vulture (Dead Code Detection)

# Find unused code (80% confidence threshold)
vulture src/ --min-confidence 80

# Whitelist known false positives
vulture src/ vulture_whitelist.py --min-confidence 80

Create vulture_whitelist.py for false positives:

# vulture_whitelist.py - known used code that Vulture can't detect
from coremind.api.main import app  # Used by uvicorn
from coremind.core.types import *  # Re-exported for public API

deptry (Dependency Hygiene)

# Find unused, missing, and transitive dependencies
deptry src/

# Ignore known false positives
deptry src/ --ignore DEP002 --per-rule-ignores "DEP001=uvicorn"

Pre-commit Integration

All tools run automatically via pre-commit hooks (see .pre-commit-config.yaml). Manual full check: pre-commit run --all-files.

Quality Targets