Project Status¶
This document provides current status and release readiness information for the pyvider.cty library.
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Version History: For a complete changelog of all releases, see CHANGELOG.md.
Documentation¶
✅ Documentation Status: Excellent
The documentation has been completely restructured to align with provide.io ecosystem patterns: - New getting started guides with 5-minute quick start - Comprehensive user guide organized by topic - Complete API reference with mkdocstrings integration - Material for MkDocs theme with modern navigation - All examples updated and organized by category
Code Quality¶
✅ Code Quality: Excellent
- Type Checking: All mypy checks pass with strict mode enabled
- Code Style: Follows ruff formatting and linting standards
- Test Coverage: Comprehensive test suite covering core functionality
- Security: Bandit security analysis passes
Feature Parity with go-cty¶
The following is a feature comparison matrix between go-cty and pyvider.cty.
| Feature | go-cty |
pyvider.cty |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Python | The most obvious difference is the language. go-cty is written in Go, while pyvider.cty is written in Python. |
| API | The go-cty API is designed to be idiomatic Go. |
The pyvider.cty API is designed to be idiomatic Python. |
This means that the two APIs are not directly compatible, but the underlying concepts are the same. |
| Extensibility | go-cty can be extended with custom types and functions. |
pyvider.cty can also be extended with custom types and functions. |
The mechanism for extension is different in the two libraries. |
| Performance | go-cty is a compiled language, so it is generally faster than pyvider.cty. |
pyvider.cty is an interpreted language, so it is generally slower than go-cty. |
However, pyvider.cty is still fast enough for most use cases. |
| Primitive Types | Yes | Yes | |
| Collection Types | Yes | Yes | |
| Structural Types | Yes | Yes | |
| Dynamic Types | Yes | Yes | |
| Capsule Types | Yes | Yes | |
| Marks | Yes | Yes | |
| Functions | Yes | Yes | pyvider.cty has a comprehensive set of built-in functions that is comparable to go-cty. |
| Serialization | Yes | Yes | pyvider.cty supports Msgpack serialization, which is compatible with go-cty. |
| Path Navigation | Yes | Yes | |
| Terraform Interoperability | Yes | Yes | pyvider.cty can parse Terraform type strings. |
Current Release¶
Version: 0.0.1000 (Released: 2025-10-17) Status: Alpha - Production Ready Development Status: Active
Release Highlights¶
- Type System: Complete implementation of primitives, collections, structural, dynamic, and capsule types
- Cross-Language Compatibility: Full MessagePack serialization compatible with go-cty
- Comprehensive Functions: 60+ built-in functions for string, numeric, collection, and data manipulation
- Strong Type Safety: 100% type coverage with mypy strict mode
- Test Coverage: 94% code coverage with 922+ passing tests
- Documentation: Complete user guide, API reference, and how-to guides
Next Release¶
See CHANGELOG.md for upcoming changes in the next release.
Production Readiness¶
✅ The pyvider.cty library is production-ready
- Documentation is comprehensive and well-organized
- Code quality meets high standards with strict type checking
- Feature set is comparable to go-cty with full cross-language compatibility
- All critical functionality is implemented and tested
- Examples demonstrate all features with working code