PEP about recommended project folder layout

[Barry]

> On 30 Jul 2022, at 13:52, c.buhtz at posteo.jp wrote:
> 
> Isn't there a PEP?

PEP are for improving python. They are not for telling people how to use python.
I would be surprised to fine a PEP that addressed this.

Barry

> 
>> On 2022-07-26 07:14 c.buhtz at posteo.jp wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I am not sure if I looked into the correct sources. I was looking in 
>> "PEP 609 – Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Governance" [1] and the 
>> "PyPA specifications" [2].
>> 
>> My question in short: Is there an official document (e.g. a PEP)
>> about a recommended layout for project folders.
>> 
>> Looking into the wild and past there are a lot of variations of such 
>> layouts. I am far away from being a pro but depending on experience
>> in my own projects and what I have learned from others (e.g. in 
>> blog-posts/tutorials) I recommend to have the "test" folder and the 
>> package folder side by side on the same level in the project folder
>> (the root).
>> 
>> my_project
>> |- tests
>> |  └ test_*.py
>> |- my_package
>> |  └ __init__.py
>> └-- README.md
>> 
>> I sometimes add to it the so called "src"-Layout where the package 
>> folder is one level deeper in an extra "src" folder.
>> 
>> my_project
>> |- tests
>> |  └ test_*.py
>> |- src
>> |  └- my_package
>> |     └ __init__.py
>> └-- README.md
>> 
>> I don't want to discuss the pros and cons of all variations. What I
>> need is an official document I can use in discussions with other
>> maintainers. If there is a PEP/document against my current
>> recommendation I am also fine with this. ;)
>> 
>> Kind
>> Christian
>> 
>> [1] -- <https://peps.python.org/pep-0609/>
>> [2] -- <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications>
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