4. Suggestions for experienced developers

These development topics are optional, but are suggested for those who are already experienced with Git and Python and those who wish to develop their skills further.

Branching with Git and pull requests

Use a Git branch for each task, and merge your topic branch into master once it is complete and tests pass. Use merge requests to merge code into the master branch.

Code style

Use flake8 for static analysis and to check your code for style.

Test coverage

Check your test coverage using pytest-cov.

Installing the module and using from a Jupyter notebook

The template repository has a setup.py file which allows the floodsystem module to be installed. Install the module from the project directory using:

pip install . --user

Once the module has been installed, you should be able to import it from any location. Try using your module from a Jupyter notebook.