Pax is a command line tool that helps create and manage Python projects. It is built using Python and Typer, and relies on pipenv to manage virtual environments.
To build the CLI, you need to have Python 3.10 installed. Use the Pipfile and Pipfile.lock to generate a new virtual environment with Pipenv and install the dependencies:
pipenv installThen, you can use the handy build script (build.bat for Windows & build.sh for MacOS/Linux) to build the package using the configuration defined in the pyproject.toml file. Simply run:
buildThis will generate a dist folder with the wheel (.whl) file inside. You can use this wheel file to install the CLI globally.
It is recommended to use pipx, rather than pip, to install Python command line tools. Pipx works just like pip, but installs packages to their own isolated environments, while still making them available globally.
Install pax using the wheel file generated in the previous step:
pipx install path/to/whl_filepax COMMAND [ARGS] [OPTIONS] ...The available commands are:
- new: Create a new project
- ARG project_name: Name of the Python project. [required]
- ARG directory: Directory to create the Python project. [default: .]
- OPTION --env: Select the build tool and environment manager. [default: pipenv]
- OPTION --test: Install the 'pytest' package as a dev dependency, and set up a tests directory for easy testing. [default: True]
- verbose --verbose, -v: Enable verbose output. [default: False]
- NOT YET IMPLEMENTED add: Add a new dependency to the project
- ARG dependency: Name of the dependency to add. [required]
- ARG directory: Directory of the project to add the dependency to. [default: .]
- OPTION --version: Version of the dependency to add. [default: latest]
- OPTION --dev: Add the dependency as a dev dependency. [default: False]
- NOT YET IMPLEMENTED remove: Remove a dependency from the project
- ARG dependency: Name of the dependency to remove. [required]
- ARG directory: Directory of the project to remove the dependency from. [default: .]