🐍 Pyction

(pronounced: "pik-shun")

Run Python scripts with uv inside a slim, fast Docker container based on Python 3.13. Uses the @CivicActions' Pyction image.

🔧 Usage

uv sync is handled by the action, so you just need your run or other commands

🔐 Required Step: Checkout Your Code

Before using Pyction, you must check out your repository so it's available inside the container:

- uses: actions/checkout@v4

- name: Run Python Script in pyction
  uses: civicactions/pyction@v1
  with:
    script: |
      uv run your_script.py
      uv run -m your_thing

💡 Features

• Based on ghcr.io/civicactions/pyction
• Runs inside Docker with full repo access
• uv preinstalled
• Your pyproject.toml is automatically respected

🔍 Inputs

Name	Required	Description
script	✅	Shell script to execute inside pyction

📦 Example

- name: Update fingerprints
  uses: civicactions/pyction@v1
  with:
    script: |
      uv sync
      uv run scripts/fetch_fingerprints.py

🛠 Maintainers

@CivicActions

📄 License

We are aggressively open source and use AGPL-3.0-or-later · ©️ 2025 CivicActions