Commit your code with peace of mind

For those who’re a Python developer, it’s possible you’ll ceaselessly come across situations where your team members have different coding styles that make the codebase inconsistent. In consequence, this results in bugs, decreases productivity, and makes collaboration difficult.

As someone who strives to take care of code quality, I understand how painful this case could be.

👉 There may be fortunately an answer that solves this issue: pre-commit hooks.

Pre-commit hooks are scripts or tools that run before you make a commit to your version control system. They will routinely format your code, run tests, check for linting errors, and rather more.

I began using pre-commit hooks in each my personal and skilled projects. They’ve helped me catch and fix potential issues early on, ensuring that my code is all the time clean and consistent. Plus, they’ve saved me lots of effort and time by automating repetitive tasks.

In this practical blog post, we are going to dive into this topic. We’ll explore the best way to set pre-commits, customize them to fit your needs, and integrate them into your development workflow.

For those who’re a Python developer looking to reinforce your code quality and productivity across your team, this post is for you.

So, without further ado, let’s take a look 🔍

Pre-commit hooks are scripts that run routinely before each commit to envision your code for errors. These hooks are language agnostic and help to catch issues before they’re committed to the repository, ensuring that only high-quality code is committed.

The next diagram visualizes a git workflow that features the pre-commit hooks: when you hit the git commit command, these scripts are triggered. And once they’re done executing, a final step verifies that each one the checks passed.

• ✅ If the pre-commit checks…