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Version: 2.20 (deprecated)

Plugin helpers

Helpers which make writing plugins easier.

Pants has helpers to make writing plugins easier.

Python​

Lockfiles​

The lockfiles for most Python tools fit into common categories. Pants has helpers to generate the rules for lockfile generation.

  • A single Python package that could be installed with pip install my_tool
from pants.backend.python.subsystems.python_tool_base import (
    LockfileRules,
    PythonToolBase,
)

class Isort(PythonToolBase):
    options_scope = "isort"
    ...
    lockfile_rules_type = LockfileRules.SIMPLE