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A workable base with real gaps. Start with a reproducible setup and issue and PR templates.
Canonical source repository for PyYAML
A low grade is a to-do list, not a judgment of your code
Most gaps here are documentation, tests, and setup, not the code itself. Closing your top 3 gaps alone would lift this repo to C (75).
See your top fixesTop fixes
Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight
- 1Tests18pt
Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.
- 2CI/CD14pt
Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.
- 3CI/CD14pt
Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.
- 4CI/CD14pt
Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.
Scorecard
Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first
Documentation
65
No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).
→ Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.
README is present.
README documents how to install the project.
Licensed under MIT.
Engineering
54
No linter or formatter configured.
→ Add [tool.ruff] to pyproject.toml. Ruff handles linting and formatting in one tool and replaces flake8, isort, and black.
No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).
→ Commit poetry.lock, uv.lock, pdm.lock, Pipfile.lock, conda-lock.yml, or another lockfile for your Python dependency manager.
No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).
→ Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.
Test files detected (tests).
CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yaml).
Project health
88
Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
Repository has a description.
Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
.gitignore present.
Repository health signals
Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time
Activity
- 1 / 1Commits (30d / 90d)
- 588Forks
- 3Releaseslatest 9mo ago
Community
- 50% - FairCommunity health
- 1 bus factorlowauthor own >50% of commits
- 2,912Watchers
Responsiveness
- 224d 7hMedian issue response
- 7d 18hMedian PR merge time
- 352Open issues
Repository files16 root entries
- .githubGood: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yaml).Good: Security policy present.
- examples
- lib
- packaging
- testsGood: Test files detected (tests).
- yaml
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- announcement.msg
- CHANGES
- LICENSEGood: Licensed under MIT.
- Makefile
- MANIFEST.in
- pyproject.tomlGood: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
- README.mdGood: README is present.Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.Good: README documents how to install the project.Good: README documents how to run the project.
- setup.py
- tox.ini
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