Establish secure default configurations in project metadata files to prevent accidental publishing and ensure proper version constraints. This is particularly important for private packages and build system configurations.

Key practices:

  1. Add the “Private :: Do Not Upload” classifier for non-public packages:
    [project]
    classifiers = [
     "Private :: Do Not Upload",
     # Other classifiers...
    ]
    
  2. Use appropriate version constraints in build system requirements:
    [build-system]
    # Prefer narrow version ranges for build backends
    requires = ["uv>=0.4.18,<0.5"]
    
  3. Validate completeness of required configuration fields:

This approach helps prevent accidental package uploads to public repositories and ensures reproducible builds through proper version constraints.