Smithsonian / Smithsonian/layup

Packaging/bootstrap hygiene for the first release (PyPI 0.0.1 stub; bootstrap leftover)

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Description

Two release-hygiene items:

  1. Stale PyPI stub. The layup name on PyPI is a 0.0.1 placeholder: an empty __init__.py, no __version__, no CLI, no extension. Anyone who tries pip install layup first gets a broken package. Yank/replace it as part of the first real release.
  2. Bootstrap leftover. layup bootstrap leaves the intermediate debias_hires2018.tgz (~156 MB) in the cache after extraction — delete it post-untar.

Found during a clean-room, fresh-user install + test run-through (fresh venv + --recursive clone, following the README Quickstart), 2026-07-10.

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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 the package metadata and the empty init.py, then follow the README Quickstart through a fresh install to confirm the PyPI package exposes the expected release contents. Next trace the layup bootstrap extraction path and verify that a clean run removes debias_hires2018.tgz from the cache; done means the first real package is usable and the archive is absent after extraction.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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