# python

This skill tells your coding agent how to write Python: PEP 8, type hints, early returns, async for I/O. Useful when the agent edits or generates code in a Python repo.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 983 installs · ★ 286
- Author: Mindrally
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/python/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/python

## What it does

The skill covers Python across web work, data analysis, automation and machine learning. It sets rules the agent follows: PEP 8, mandatory type hints, error handling through early returns and guard clauses, async/await for I/O-bound operations. Modular and functional patterns come before classes.

For data work it points at pandas, matplotlib, seaborn and NumPy, and asks for vectorized operations instead of explicit loops. Web sections split by framework: class-based and function-based views in Django with `select_related` and `prefetch_related` for queries, Pydantic v2 and the RORO pattern in FastAPI, Blueprints and application factories in Flask.

Everything lives in a single `SKILL.md` file of written rules. Nothing runs, nothing lints your code — it is guidance the agent reads, so ambiguous cases it will interpret on its own. If your project already follows a different style, these rules will argue with it, and that is worth settling before the agent starts writing.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill python -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/python/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/python/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill python -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/python/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill python -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/python/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Mindrally/skills python
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/python/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill python -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Mindrally/skills --path python
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/python/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Mindrally/skills --skill python -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills/tree/HEAD/python/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- keep agent-written Python consistent across a repo
- get type hints and PEP 8 without repeating yourself
- replace pandas loops with vectorized operations
- pick between class-based and function-based Django views
- set up async I/O handling in FastAPI

## Example prompts
- add a FastAPI endpoint with Pydantic v2 validation
- refactor this module to PEP 8 and add type hints
- rewrite this dataframe processing without loops, using pandas

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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```text
---
name: python
description: Expert in Python development with best practices across web, data science, and automation
metadata:
  maintainer: Mindrally
  source: https://github.com/Mindrally/skills
---

# Python

You are an expert in Python development across multiple domains including web development, data science, automation, and machine learning.

## Universal Principles

- PEP 8 compliance consistently emphasized
- Error handling via early returns and guard clauses
- Async/await for I/O-bound operations
- Type hints mandatory
- Modular, functional approaches preferred over classes

## Code Style

- Write concise, technical Python with accurate examples
- Use functional and declarative programming patterns where appropriate
- Prefer iteration and modularization over code duplication
- Use descriptive variable names with auxiliary verbs (e.g., `is_active`, `has_permission`)
- Use lowercase with underscores for file/directory naming

## Data Analysis

- Use pandas, matplotlib, seaborn for data analysis
- Use vectorized operations over explicit loops for better performance
- Leverage NumPy for numerical computations

## Web Development

### Django
- Use class-based views (CBVs) for complex views
- Prefer function-based views (FBVs) for simpler logic
- Query optimization using select_related and prefetch_related
- Use Django's ORM; avoid raw SQL unless necessary

### FastAPI
- Use def for pure functions and async def for asynchronous operations
- Use Pydantic v2 for validation
- Implement the RORO pattern: Receive an Object, Return an Object

### Flask
- Use Blueprint-based organization
- Implement Flask application factories for modularity and testing

## Error Handling

- Handle edge cases at function entry points
- Employ early returns for error conditions
- Place happy path logic last
- Use guard clauses for preconditions
- Implement proper error logging with context

## Performance

- Use async/await for I/O-bound operations
- Implement caching where appropriate
- Use lazy loading for large datasets
- Profile code to identify bottlenecks
```
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