Move to uv for package management

[jlaneve]

This pull request introduces significant improvements to the CI/CD workflows, development environment setup, and documentation by transitioning to the uv tool for faster and more efficient package management. Key changes include updates to workflows, Makefile, Dockerfile, and scripts, as well as enhancements to the contributing documentation. Below is a summary of the most important changes:

CI/CD Workflow Updates

• Replaced pip and hatch commands with uv commands for installing dependencies, running tests, and publishing packages in .github/workflows/cicd.yaml. [1] [2] [3]
• Added caching for ~/.cache/uv to improve workflow efficiency. [1] [2]

Development Environment Enhancements

• Updated the Makefile to use uv for creating virtual environments, installing dependencies, and building wheels. [1] [2]
• Modified dev/Dockerfile to install uv and use it for package installation.
• Updated various scripts to replace pip with uv pip for dependency management. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Documentation Improvements

• Enhanced the contributing guide (docs/contributing/howto.md) to document the use of uv for faster, reproducible builds and dependency management. Added instructions for uv commands and clarified the setup process. [1] [2] [3]

Configuration Updates

• Introduced a [tool.uv] section in pyproject.toml to define uv configurations, including dev dependencies, constraint dependencies, and workspace settings.

Miscellaneous Changes

• Updated license configuration in pyproject.toml to use a simplified format.

[codecov-commenter]

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[pankajastro]

Thanks for the PR. I'm Curious if the main goal was improved install speed, or something else. Just want to make sure we understand the trade-offs and align on tooling in the future.

[jlaneve]

Thanks for the PR. I'm Curious if the main goal was improved install speed, or something else. Just want to make sure we understand the trade-offs and align on tooling in the future.

uv is becoming the standard for Python package management, both at Astronomer and the broader Python community. Here are a couple articles that help explain why it's different / better:

• https://astral.sh/blog/uv
• https://medium.com/@sumakbn/uv-vs-pip-revolutionizing-python-package-management-576915e90f7e
• https://pydevtools.com/handbook/explanation/whats-the-difference-between-pip-and-uv/

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This pull request migrates the project’s package management from pip/hatch to the uv tool, improving CI/CD workflows, development environment setup, and documentation. Key changes include:

• Replacing direct pip and hatch commands with uv alternatives across shell scripts, Makefile, Dockerfile, and CI workflows.
• Adding a new [tool.uv] configuration section to pyproject.toml for improved dependency management.
• Updating the contributing guide to document the usage of uv.

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
scripts/test/pre-install-airflow.sh	Replaced pip with uv pip commands for installing dependencies.
scripts/test/integration.sh	Updated dependency installation command from pip to uv pip.
scripts/airflow3/setup.sh	Changed virtual environment creation and package installation from pip to uv; updated package extra name.
scripts/airflow3/install_from_main.sh	Switched uninstall/install commands from pip to uv pip.
pyproject.toml	Added a new [tool.uv] section and adjusted license-files syntax.
docs/contributing/howto.md	Updated local development instructions to include uv commands.
dev/Dockerfile	Adapted Dockerfile to install uv and use it for installing wheels.
Makefile	Updated virtual environment setup and build commands to use uv.
.github/workflows/cicd.yaml	Revised CI workflows to replace pip/hatch with uv tool commands and add uv cache directories.

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scripts/airflow3/setup.sh:11

• The change from '.[test]' to '.[tests]' may introduce an inconsistency with the package extras defined in the project configuration. Please confirm that the extra name 'tests' is correct and in line with the project setup.

-pip3 install ".[test]"