yamllint is now installed by default in GitHub actions virtual environments

[yvele]

Just to let you know that yamllint is now installed by default in GitHub actions virtual environments

See actions/runner-images#1142 🎉

This may be helpful to be mentioned in the docs

[adrienverge]

Thanks @yvele, good news!

Unfortunately this relies on the .deb package, which is not actively maintained. The installed version is 1.10.0, whereas the latest is 1.24.2 (it has lots of bugfixes and new features).

Do you know if it's easy to switch to pip on GitHub actions?

[yvele]

Yep I've noticed that the yamllint version on GitHub actions is 1.10.0 🤔

Unfortunately in my issue I suggested using apt get.. I didn't noticed that .deb package was so out to date... see https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/pull/1319/files

We have 2 options:

• Update .deb
• Open an issue in https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments about using pip instead of apt get

What do you think?

[adrienverge]

I'm for using pip: even if someone dedicates time to actively maintain the deb package, it will always be late compared to the PyPi version (which is pushed a few seconds after a release is created).

[ssbarnea]

@yvele You are much better switching to wheels instead of system packages. System ones are always outdated, even those that have active packagers they lack behind, sometimes with years. For pure-python packages, wheels are the way.

[yvele]

I've filled an issue in the GitHub Actions virtual environments repo actions/runner-images#1657 😉

[yvele]

yamllint is installed properly on GitHub Actions 👏 actions/runner-images#1657 (comment)

[adrienverge]

Thanks @yvele!