Python Script Skill
When to Use
- •Creating automation scripts
- •Data processing (CSV, JSON, Parquet)
- •API interactions
- •Cost analysis and reporting
Template
python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
📋 {script_name}.py
🎯 Purpose: {description}
📖 Usage: python {script_name}.py [options]
"""
import argparse
import logging
import sys
from pathlib import Path
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(message)s')
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="{description}")
parser.add_argument("--input", "-i", required=True, help="Input file path")
parser.add_argument("--output", "-o", help="Output file path")
parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Dry run mode")
return parser.parse_args()
def main() -> int:
args = parse_args()
logger.info("🔍 Starting {script_name}")
try:
# Implementation here
pass
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"❌ Error: {e}")
return 1
logger.info("✅ Completed successfully")
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())
Test Template
Create tests/test_{script_name}.py:
python
import pytest
from {script_name} import main
def test_main_success():
# Test implementation
pass
Checklist
- • Type hints on all functions
- • Docstrings for public functions
- • Error handling with try/except
- • Logging with emoji prefixes
- • argparse for CLI arguments