Setting Up Your Development Environment#

Clone and Fork

git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/data-curator.git
cd data-curator
git remote add upstream https://github.com/data-curator/data-curator.git
git fetch upstream

Install PDM and Development Dependencies

pip install pdm
pdm install
pdm run install_dev

(Optional) Create a Virtual Environment Although PDM manages environments automatically, if you prefer a venv or Conda, activate it before running pdm install.
Install Data Curator in Editable Mode
```
pdm run install_dev
```
Verify the Test Suite
```
pdm run test
```
Run the Linter
```
pdm run lint
```

Branching and Pull Request Workflow#

Users without write access must fork the repository; those with write access may create branches directly.

Forking and Synchronizing#

Always keep your local main branch in sync:

git checkout main
git pull upstream main --ff-only

Creating a Feature Branch#

```
git checkout -b feature/<short-description>
```
Example:

git checkout -b feature/rolling-average-fix