You can now run workflows for Python projects faster on GitHub Actions by enabling dependency caching on the setup-python action. setup-python supports caching for both pip and pipenv projects.
The following example enables caching for a Python project with pip:
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- uses: actions/setup-python@v2
with:
python-version: '3.9'
cache: 'pip'
- run: pip install -r requirements.txt
- run: pip testFor additional examples, visit the setup-python repository.
A light high contrast theme, with greater contrast between foreground and background elements, is now available to all github.com users in a public beta. Navigate to the “Appearance” page in your profile settings to choose the light high contrast theme.
The OpenID Connect (OIDC) support for secure cloud deployments with GitHub Actions is now generally available.You can configure your workflows to request short-lived access tokens that are automatically rotated for each deployment.
Learn more about hardening your GitHub workflows using OpenID Connect in our Docs and on the GitHub Blog.