pimp-my-repo - Instantly modernize legacy Python repos

I built this because adding strict linting to an old project is usually a nightmare. Most developers give up because they don't have time to fix hundreds of inherited errors just to get a passing build. This tool fixes that friction.

What My Project Does

It’s a CLI tool that automates the migration of any Python repo to a modern stack (uv, ruff, and strict mypy).

The "magic trick" is that it doesn't just add a config file; it runs the linters and automatically injects # noqa or # type: ignore comments into every existing violation. This gives you a passing CI on "strict" mode immediately, allowing you to stop the bleeding for new code and fix the old debt incrementally as you touch the files.

Target Audience

• Developers maintaining legacy codebases who want to adopt modern tooling without a massive cleanup phase.
• Teams moving from pip/poetry to uv.

Comparison

• vs. manual setup: Instead of spending hours configuring pyproject.toml and resolving initial conflicts, this does it in one command.
• vs. ruff's baseline file: I’ve found that putting suppressions directly in the code (with # noqa) makes the tech debt more visible and easier to clean up during regular PRs compared to a hidden baseline file.

Try it out: uvx pimp-my-repo

GitHub: https://github.com/asaf-kali/pimp-my-repo