Description
Running tests locally can fail with missing sample datasets from libpysal.examples unless contributors explicitly download test files first, but this setup step is currently not documented in contributor instructions.
Location
- .github/CONTRIBUTING.md (test instructions)
Expected behaviour
Contributor docs should include a short pre-test command to fetch required datasets.
What is currently documented (or missing)
Current guidance explains how to run tests but does not include a dataset fetch step, which can lead to avoidable No such file or directory errors in region tests.
Environment
- spopt version: main
- Python version: 3.11
- OS: Windows 11
Description
Running tests locally can fail with missing sample datasets from
libpysal.examplesunless contributors explicitly download test files first, but this setup step is currently not documented in contributor instructions.Location
Expected behaviour
Contributor docs should include a short pre-test command to fetch required datasets.
What is currently documented (or missing)
Current guidance explains how to run tests but does not include a dataset fetch step, which can lead to avoidable
No such file or directoryerrors in region tests.Environment