Migrating cuda-python samples from cuda-samples

.spdx-ignore

@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ LICENSE*
 .gitattributes
 .gitignore
 requirements*.txt
-cuda_bindings/examples/*
+
+# Samples are synced to NVIDIA/cuda-samples on release and carry either the
+# upstream verbose BSD-style copyright header or an SPDX identifier.
+samples/**/*.py
 
 # Vendored
 cuda_core/cuda/core/_include/dlpack.h

ci/tools/run-tests

@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ elif [[ "${test_module}" == "core" || "${test_module}" == nightly-* ]]; then
     # Constrain cuda-toolkit to the requested CTK version to avoid
     # pip pulling in a newer nvidia-cuda-runtime that conflicts with it.
     pip install "${CORE_WHL[@]}" --group "test-cu${TEST_CUDA_MAJOR}${FREE_THREADING}" "cuda-toolkit==${TEST_CUDA_MAJOR_MINOR}.*"
+    # Optional deps needed by some samples exercised in the core suite
+    # (tests/example_tests/test_samples.py). cupy already comes from the
+    # test-cuXX group; install the rest best-effort so those samples run
+    # instead of being waived. Samples with heavier/unavailable deps stay waived.
+    echo "Installing optional sample deps (nvtx, pillow)"
+    pip install nvtx pillow || echo "Warning: optional sample deps install failed; affected samples will be waived"
     echo "Installed packages before core tests:"
     pip list
     echo "Running core tests"

conftest.py

@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config, items):  # noqa: ARG001
         if nodeid.startswith("tests/integration/") or "/tests/integration/" in nodeid:
             item.add_marker(pytest.mark.smoke)
 
+        # Sample tests run within the cuda_core suite (orchestrator + wrapper live
+        # under cuda_core/tests/example_tests/; sample sources under ./samples/).
+        if "example_tests/test_samples.py" in nodeid:
+            item.add_marker(pytest.mark.samples)
+
         # Cython tests (any tests/cython subtree)
         if (
             "/tests/cython/" in nodeid

cuda_bindings/DESCRIPTION.rst

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ cuda-bindings: Low-level CUDA interfaces
 
 * `Repository <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/tree/main/cuda_bindings>`_
 * `Documentation <https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/>`_
-* `Examples <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/tree/main/cuda_bindings/examples>`_
+* `Examples <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/tree/main/samples>`_
 * `Issue tracker <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/issues/>`_
 
 For the installation instruction, please refer to the `Installation <https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-bindings/latest/install.html>`_ page.