Python Template

Template repository for Python projects.

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Links & Resources

• pyscaffold Python project template generator with batteries included.
  • pyscaffold-markdown PyScaffold extension which replaces reStructuredText by Markdown.
  • pyscaffold-pyproject Simple PyScaffold extension adding a pyproject.toml file.

• cookiecutter CLI utility that creates projects from cookiecutters.
  • cookiecutter-pypackage Cookiecutter template for a Python package.

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Pyscaffold

# Install pyscaffold
pip install pyscaffold
# Install extensions
pip install pyscaffoldext-markdown
pip install pyscaffoldext-pyproject
# Generate new project
putup my_project
cd my_project
# Setup project
python setup.py develop
# Create project with extensions
putup my_project --pyproject --markdown

Cookiecutter

# Install cookiecutter
pip install --user cookiecutter
# Create project from the cookiecutter-pypackage.git repo template
# You'll be prompted to enter values.
# Then it'll create your Python package in the current working directory,
# based on those values.
$ cookiecutter https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage
# For the sake of brevity, repos on GitHub can just use the 'gh' prefix
$ cookiecutter gh:audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage
# Create project in the current working directory, from the local
# cookiecutter-pypackage/ template
$ cookiecutter cookiecutter-pypackage/

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Project Structure

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├── .husky              # Husky configuration
├── .commitlintrc       # Commitlint configuration
├── .editorconfig       # Editor configuration
├── .gitignore          # Git ignore rules
├── .np-config.json     # NPM publish (np) configuration
├── LICENSE             # Project license
├── package.json        # NPM package configuration
└── README.md           # Project README

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