NatLabRockies / NatLabRockies/rdtools

Replace requirements.txt and requirements-min.txt with something more maintainable

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Dominant language
Python
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Forks
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Maintaining requirements.txt and requirements-min.txt is extremely time consuming.

Describe the solution you'd like
Rely on a proper test matrix strategy instead.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Maybe other package managers.

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with requirements.txt and requirements-min.txt, then trace how the project currently defines and runs its test matrix. Define a maintainable replacement that preserves supported dependency coverage and removes duplicated requirement maintenance; done means the supported test combinations run without those two files.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system, testing-qa
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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