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By trailofbits/skills (GitHub) · coding · 8,130 stars · scanned at commit e4dd0bb
Configures Python projects with modern tooling (uv, ruff, ty). Use when creating projects, writing standalone scripts, or migrating from pip/Poetry/mypy/black.
Works with any agent that supports SKILL.md skills.
What this skill can do
Downloads and installs other software
The author does not mention this. It runs automatically when the plugin is installed.
Found in 30 places.
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- plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python/references/security-setup.md, line 16
cargo install prek - plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python/references/security-setup.md, line 19
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/j178/prek/releases/latest/download/prek-installer.sh | sh - plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python/references/security-setup.md, line 28
brew install actionlint shellcheck - plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python/references/security-setup.md, line 37
- **actionlint**: `go install github.com/rhysd/actionlint/cmd/actionlint@latest` - plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python/references/security-setup.md, line 38
- **zizmor**: `cargo install zizmor` - plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python/references/security-setup.md, line 39
- **detect-secrets**: `pipx install detect-secrets` - plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python/references/uv-commands.md, line 11
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh - plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python/references/uv-commands.md, line 17
brew install uv - plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python/references/uv-commands.md, line 20
pipx install uv - plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python/references/uv-commands.md, line 81
uvx ruff check . # shorthand - plugins/modern-python/hooks/shims/pip-shim.bats, line 6
@test "exits non-zero for pip install" { - plugins/modern-python/hooks/shims/pipx, line 9
echo "ERROR: Use \`uv tool install <package>\` instead of \`pipx install\`" >&2 - plugins/modern-python/hooks/shims/pipx, line 15
echo "ERROR: Use \`uvx <package>\` instead of \`pipx run\`" >&2 - plugins/modern-python/hooks/shims/pipx, line 36
echo " uvx <package> # run a tool without installing" >&2 - plugins/modern-python/hooks/shims/pipx-shim.bats, line 6
@test "exits non-zero for pipx install" { - plugins/modern-python/hooks/shims/pipx-shim.bats, line 18
@test "exits non-zero for pipx run" { - plugins/modern-python/hooks/shims/pipx-shim.bats, line 21
[[ "$output" == *"uvx"* ]]
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Runs commands on your computer
This is disclosed by the author in the skill's SKILL.md or README. It runs automatically when the plugin is installed. Expected for a coding skill.
Found in 8 places.
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Sends data to these websites: httpbin.org, api.example.com, example.com, astral.sh
The author does not mention this.
Found in 7 places.
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Changes files outside its own folder
The author does not mention this.
Found in 1 place.
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Install
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if [ -e ~/.agents/skills/'modern-python' ] || [ -L ~/.agents/skills/'modern-python' ]; then echo 'A skill folder named modern-python already exists — not replacing it' >&2; false; else d=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --quiet --filter=blob:none --no-checkout 'https://github.com/trailofbits/skills' "$d" && git -C "$d" checkout --quiet 'e4dd0bb5b15535f7c5a0834187dffba6ac37e4ff' -- 'plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python' && mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills && cp -R "$d"/'plugins/modern-python/skills/modern-python' ~/.agents/skills/'modern-python' && rm -rf "$d"; fi
Codex reads ~/.agents/skills directly. For Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Antigravity or OpenCode, also link it. For Claude Code: ln -s ~/.agents/skills/'modern-python' ~/.claude/skills/'modern-python' (other agents: ~/.cursor/skills, ~/.copilot/skills, ~/.gemini/skills, ~/.gemini/config/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills). Or install through the finder skill, which does both.
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Score history
| Date | Version | Score |
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| 2026-11-08 | e4dd0bb | 67 |
| 2026-11-07 | e4dd0bb | 47 |