Development

Contributing to VERUS

Contributions to VERUS are welcome! Here’s how to contribute:

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a new branch for your feature

3. Add your code and tests

4. Ensure all tests pass

5. Submit a pull request

Code Style

VERUS follows the PEP 8 style guide. Please ensure your code complies with these standards.

We recommend using tools such as:

• black for code formatting

• flake8 for linting

• isort for import sorting

Testing

VERUS uses simple tests to ensure the code is working as expected. To run the tests, follow the test folder.

Documentation

Ensure that all public functions and classes are well documented. Documentation is built using Sphinx. To build the documentation:

cd docs
./build_docs.sh

Release Process

1. Update version in src/verus/__init__.py

2. Update CHANGELOG.md

3. Create a new release on GitHub

4. Publish to PyPI