TOML Python Integration

About

This skill provides Claude with specialized knowledge for handling TOML configuration files within Python environments, primarily utilizing the tomlkit library. it enables the seamless creation, modification, and validation of pyproject.toml and other configuration files while ensuring that user-added comments and specific formatting remain intact during read-modify-write cycles. It is particularly useful for developers building CLI tools, managing application settings, and implementing robust, atomic configuration updates that follow XDG standards.

Key Features

• Provides patterns for atomic configuration file updates to prevent corruption
• 11 GitHub stars
• Preserves comments and formatting during file updates
• Includes XDG Base Directory integration for standard configuration paths
• Supports both tomlkit and the Python 3.11+ tomllib standard library
• Offers document manipulation helpers for complex nested TOML structures

Use Cases

• Validating TOML syntax and structure with custom error handling
• Programmatically updating pyproject.toml dependencies or metadata
• Creating and managing user configuration files for CLI applications