awesome-quant/.claude/skills/update-pypi-dates

Update PyPI Dates Skill

Automatically check PyPI projects for their latest update dates and keep README.md entries current.

Overview

This skill monitors Python packages listed in awesome-quant and updates their entries with the latest release dates from PyPI. This ensures that outdated project information is easily identifiable.

Features

• ✅ Checks 4 PyPI projects: qfrm, chinesestockapi, tushare, metatrader5
• ✅ Fetches latest release dates from PyPI API
• ✅ Updates README.md entries with (Last updated: YYYY-MM-DD) format
• ✅ Commits changes automatically when updates found
• ✅ No dependencies beyond Python standard library

Usage

Invoke from Claude Code

/update-pypi-dates

Or call the script directly:

./.claude/skills/update-pypi-dates/scripts/check_pypi_dates.py

Manual Python Execution

python3 .claude/skills/update-pypi-dates/scripts/check_pypi_dates.py

Bash Wrapper

./.claude/skills/update-pypi-dates/scripts/update_pypi_dates.sh

How It Works

1. Queries PyPI API for each tracked package
2. Extracts last release date from the releases data
3. Updates README.md entries with format: (Last updated: 2024-08-27)
4. Commits changes if any updates were found

Adding New Packages

To track additional PyPI packages, edit the PYPI_PROJECTS dictionary in scripts/check_pypi_dates.py:

PYPI_PROJECTS = {
    "display_name": "pypi_package_name",
    # Add new entries here
}

Then update the skill description if needed.

Output Examples

No Changes

📦 Checking PyPI projects for last updated dates...

Checking qfrm...
  ✓ 2015-12-12 (no change)

✓ All packages up to date!

With Updates

📦 Checking PyPI projects for last updated dates...

Checking tushare...
  ✓ 2024-08-27 (no change)
Checking metatrader5...
  ✅ Updated to 2026-02-20

📝 Found 1 update(s):
  - metatrader5: 2026-02-20

✅ Updated README.md

Configuration

Periodic Execution

Set up a cron job to run weekly:

# Add to crontab (runs Monday at 2 AM)
0 2 * * 1 cd /path/to/awesome-quant && ./.claude/skills/update-pypi-dates/scripts/update_pypi_dates.sh

Or use Claude Code's scheduling:

/loop 1w /update-pypi-dates

Files

• SKILL.md - Skill definition and documentation
• scripts/check_pypi_dates.py - Main Python script
• scripts/update_pypi_dates.sh - Bash wrapper with git integration
• README.md - This file

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• Network access to PyPI API
• Git (for automatic commits)

Error Handling

• Network timeouts: Gracefully skipped with warning
• Package not found: Skipped with message
• API errors: Logged and continued with other packages

Future Enhancements

• Support for more PyPI packages
• GitHub Actions workflow integration
• Email notifications on updates
• Comparison with published versions in README
• Support for other package registries (npm, Ruby Gems, etc.)