Configure Dependabot to exclude test files from updates#185
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Add exclude-paths so Dependabot ignores the test fixture manifests under test/ (and the test_*.py modules), preventing unwanted update PRs for intentionally pinned/broken test packages. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01JDBhcaeYWbKi4Rc9qVgNgE
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Summary
Updated the Dependabot configuration to exclude test-related files and directories from dependency update checks.
Key Changes
exclude-pathsconfiguration to the Dependabot settingstest/directory from dependency updatesossprey/test_*.pyfrom dependency updatesDetails
This change prevents Dependabot from creating pull requests for dependency updates that only affect test files, reducing noise from test-only dependency changes while still maintaining updates for production code dependencies.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01JDBhcaeYWbKi4Rc9qVgNgE