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Update / synchronize _helper script and dependencies with main project

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python

Research direction

Compare this project's _helpers.py and Snakemake files with the corresponding implementation in pypsa_eur, starting with the snakemake.settings import and the current script interface. Determine whether the work should remove _helpers.py, extract shared code, or synchronize it, then update the project dependencies; done means the duplicated or outdated helper behavior and dependency definitions are resolved.

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Description

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Compared to pypsa_eur, this project uses an outdated version of _helpers.py
from snakemake.settings import

vs

from snakemake.settings.types import

=> Try to avoid copy paste code for _helpers module.
=> Maybe mocking snakemake would not be required if using run instead of script in snakemake file and reworking the interface between snakefile and script. Then _helpers.py could be removed.
=>If helpers.py is still needed, maybe move common code to extra project to reuse functionality instead of duplicating it.
=> Update dependencies.

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