Isn't there a PEP? On 2022-07-26 07:14 [email protected] wrote: > Hello, > > I am not sure if I looked into the correct sources. I was looking in > "PEP 609 – Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Governance" [1] and the > "PyPA specifications" [2]. > > My question in short: Is there an official document (e.g. a PEP) > about a recommended layout for project folders. > > Looking into the wild and past there are a lot of variations of such > layouts. I am far away from being a pro but depending on experience > in my own projects and what I have learned from others (e.g. in > blog-posts/tutorials) I recommend to have the "test" folder and the > package folder side by side on the same level in the project folder > (the root). > > my_project > |- tests > | └ test_*.py > |- my_package > | └ __init__.py > └-- README.md > > I sometimes add to it the so called "src"-Layout where the package > folder is one level deeper in an extra "src" folder. > > my_project > |- tests > | └ test_*.py > |- src > | └- my_package > | └ __init__.py > └-- README.md > > I don't want to discuss the pros and cons of all variations. What I > need is an official document I can use in discussions with other > maintainers. If there is a PEP/document against my current > recommendation I am also fine with this. ;) > > Kind > Christian > > [1] -- <https://peps.python.org/pep-0609/> > [2] -- <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications>
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