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Configure dependabot to ignore certain files that specify dependencies
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Description
In our repo we have certain files that specify testing, documenting and other development-related dependencies. These files should not be considered by dependabot because many alerts will be generated unnecessarily.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the repository's Dependabot configuration and the files that declare testing, documentation, and other development dependencies. Confirm which files should be excluded, then verify that Dependabot no longer considers them or generates unnecessary alerts.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, python
- Domain
- devops, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100