Add hook to prevent sys.path.append usage (#23)

.pre-commit-hooks.yaml

@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
   files: "-"
   types_or:
     - markdown
+- id: check-sys-path-append
+  name: Check sys path append usage
+  description: Check that no `sys.path.append` is used in Python code
+  entry: "sys.path.append"
+  language: pygrep
+  types: ["python"]
 - id: check-number-of-lines-count
   name: Check Number of Lines
   description: Check that number of lines in scripts do not exceed max-lines. Use `--max-lines=<number>` to set the maximum number of lines. Default is 30 for shell scripts.

README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ These tools are used to help developers in their day-to-day tasks.
   - [`check-snake-case`](#check-snake-case)
   - [`check-cpp-and-cu-unit-test-naming-pattern`](#check-cpp-and-cu-unit-test-naming-pattern)
   - [`check-no-dashes`](#check-no-dashes)
+  - [`check-sys-path-append`](#check-sys-path-append)
   - [`check-number-of-lines-count`](#check-number-of-lines-count)
   - [`check-shellscript-set-options`](#check-shellscript-set-options)
   - [`check-jira-reference-in-todo`](#check-jira-reference-in-todo)
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ Check that all C++ and Cuda unit test files end with `_test.cpp` or `_test.cu`.
 
 Check that markdown filenames do not use dashes
 
+### `check-sys-path-append`
+
+Check that no `sys.path.append` is used in Python code
+
 ### `check-number-of-lines-count`
 
 Check that number of lines in scripts do not exceed max-lines. Use `--max-lines=<number>` to set the maximum number of lines. Default is 30 for shell scripts.