Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 4: Workflow does not contain permissions#136
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Pull request overview
Adds an explicit top-level GitHub Actions permissions block to the test workflow so jobs inherit a least-privilege GITHUB_TOKEN, addressing the referenced code scanning alert about missing workflow permissions.
Changes:
- Introduces workflow-root
permissions:configuration. - Sets the baseline token scope to
contents: readfor checkout/repo read access.
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Potential fix for https://github.com/doismellburning/python-template/security/code-scanning/4
Add an explicit
permissionsblock at the workflow root so all jobs inherit least-privilege token access unless overridden later. For this workflow, the minimal safe baseline is:contents: read(needed for checkout and repository read access)Edit
.github/workflows/test.ymlby insertingpermissions:after theconcurrencyblock (or near the top-level keys beforejobs:). No imports, methods, or additional definitions are needed (YAML workflow only).Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.