Make hatch a prerequisite

.github/workflows/push.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+env:
+  HATCH_VERSION: 1.9.4
+
 jobs:
   ci:
     strategy:
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-path: '**/pyproject.toml'
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyVersion }}
 
+      - name: Install hatch
+        run: pip install hatch==$HATCH_VERSION
+
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
           pip install hatch==1.9.4
@@ -48,6 +54,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
 
+      - name: Install hatch
+        run: pip install hatch==$HATCH_VERSION
+
       - name: Format all files
         run: make dev fmt
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ def viz_type(self) -> str:
 ## Local Setup
 
 This section provides a step-by-step guide to set up and start working on the project. These steps will help you set up your project environment and dependencies for efficient development.
-
-To begin, run `make dev` create the default environment and install development dependencies, assuming you've already cloned the github repo.
+Please note that hatch is a prerequisite. You can install hatch using `pip install hatch`.
+To begin, run `make dev` to create the default environment and install development dependencies, assuming you've already cloned the github repo.
 
 ```shell
 make dev

Makefile

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ clean:
 	rm -fr **/*.pyc
 
 .venv/bin/python:
-	pip install hatch
 	hatch env create
 
 dev: .venv/bin/python