Popular for its size, but the engineering basics lag behind the interest.

A simple pleasant build system in Python.

Documentation

70

Contributing guide5pt0

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.

README12pt70

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

55

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

Commit poetry.lock, uv.lock, pdm.lock, Pipfile.lock, conda-lock.yml, or another lockfile for your Python dependency manager.

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

CI/CD14pt55

CI is configured (.github/workflows/main.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (tests).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured ([tool.ruff] / [tool.black] in pyproject.toml).

Project health

86

Dependency manifest6pt55

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 12
    Forks
  • 6
    Releaseslatest 1y ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 368
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 8d 8h
    Median issue response
  • 1d 15h
    Median PR merge time
  • 4
    Open issues
Repository files21 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/main.yml).
  • .vscode
  • assets
  • docs
  • examples
  • sandbox
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • tools
  • tutorial
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • AGENTS.md
  • build.hancho
  • CLAUDE.md
  • clean.sh
  • go.sh
  • hancho.code-workspace
  • hancho.py
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Good: README has code examples.
    Issue: No live demo link in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Link to a deployed version, docs site, or demo video. Users want to see it running.
    Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • TODO.md