Python Best Practices Launchpad MCP Server

What is Python Best Practices Launchpad?

Python Best Practices Launchpad is a modern Python project template with a functional FastAPI REST API. It integrates tools like uv, ruff, mypy, pytest, and pre-commit, and includes Docker containerization and GitHub Actions CI/CD. It is designed for developers who want to build production-ready Python applications with established best practices.

How to use Python Best Practices Launchpad?

You can set up the project using one of three approaches: using Dev Containers (recommended with VS Code or GitHub Codespaces), using Docker Compose, or via a local setup with Linuxbrew/Homebrew and uv. After cloning, run uv venv to create a virtual environment, uv sync to install dependencies, pre-commit install to set up Git hooks, and then start the API with python -m src.my_package.run or uvicorn my_package.api:app --reload. Access the automatically generated OpenAPI documentation at /docs.

Key features of Python Best Practices Launchpad

• REST API with FastAPI and Pydantic validation
• Docker multi‑stage builds and Docker Compose support
• Fast dependency management with uv
• Linting and formatting with ruff
• Static type checking with mypy
• Testing with pytest including unit, API, and integration tests
• Pre‑commit Git hooks for automated code quality checks
• GitHub Actions workflow for CI/CD
• Dev Container configuration for instant development environments

Use cases of Python Best Practices Launchpad

• Kickstarting a new Python web API with a proven project structure
• Teaching or learning modern Python tooling and best practices
• Building a production‑ready microservice with containerization and CI/CD
• Rapid prototyping with FastAPI and automatic testing