modern-python-development

This skill should be used when the user asks to "write Python code", "create a Python module", "set up a Python project", "review Python code", "refactor Python", "add type hints", "fix Python style", or when generating any Python source code. Provides modern Python 3.12+ best practices covering syntax, type hints, error handling, project structure, and idiomatic patterns. Does not cover any specific library or framework.

Quality

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Quality

Content

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A well-structured, dense reference skill with executable examples and clean progressive disclosure to four real reference files. Its only soft spot is workflow clarity, since it is a topical reference rather than a sequenced procedure with validation checkpoints.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Lean, dense reference material — tables for naming and legacy/modern mappings, tight code blocks, and a one-line intro — that assumes Claude's competence and avoids explaining what Python or basic constructs are; bullets like 'Use slots=True ... to reduce memory and prevent attribute typos' are actionable guidance, not padding.	5 / 5
Actionability	Fully executable, copy-paste-ready examples throughout — match/case, the type statement, typed function signatures, error hierarchies, exception groups, frozen/slots dataclasses, the src-layout tree, walrus, and __all__ — covering the common cases.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	Content is clearly sequenced by topic (naming → syntax → type hints → error handling → modeling → structure → patterns), and no validation checkpoints are required because the skill involves no destructive or batch operations, but it lacks an explicit multi-step workflow with checkpoints.	4 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	The body is an overview that signals one-level-deep references inline ('See references/modern-syntax.md', 'consult references/type-hints.md') and lists them under Additional Resources; all four referenced files (modern-syntax.md, type-hints.md, patterns.md, project-structure.md) exist in ./references/.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong description that clearly states what it does and when to use it, with abundant natural trigger phrases and an explicit scope boundary. It is slightly held back by a generic capability verb and broad triggers that could overlap sibling Python skills.

Suggestions

Replace the generic verb 'Provides ... best practices covering' with concrete actions (e.g., 'Generates, reviews, and refactors Python 3.12+ code using modern syntax, type hints, and idiomatic patterns').

Add the '.py' file extension and a phrase like 'modernize Python code to 3.12+' to round out trigger-term coverage.

Tighten distinctiveness by leading with the 3.12+/stdlib-only niche so the broad 'write Python code' trigger is clearly scoped against generic Python helpers.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists several concrete coverage areas — 'syntax, type hints, error handling, project structure, and idiomatic patterns' — but the framing verb 'Provides ... best practices covering' is somewhat generic, so it sits just below the fully comprehensive anchor 5.	4 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly states both what ('Provides modern Python 3.12+ best practices covering ...') and when ('This skill should be used when the user asks to ...') with concrete trigger phrases, matching the anchor-5 example.	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Seven natural trigger phrases a user would actually say ('write Python code', 'create a Python module', 'set up a Python project', 'review Python code', 'refactor Python', 'add type hints', 'fix Python style') give comprehensive synonym coverage; only the .py extension is absent.	5 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The 'Python 3.12+', stdlib-only niche and the explicit 'Does not cover any specific library or framework' boundary carve a clear scope, but broad triggers like 'write Python code' keep minor overlap risk with related Python skills.	4 / 5
	Total	18 / 20 Passed

Validation

93%

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Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 15 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	15 / 16 Passed

Repository: provectus/awos-recruitment
Path: registry/skills/modern-python-development/SKILL.md
Commit: 298fce7

Reviewed: 4 days ago

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