Cookiecutter

Create projects from cookiecutters (project templates)

Cookiecutter is a command-line utility that generates projects from templates hosted locally or on Git. It prompts for variables and renders file names and contents with Jinja, and is language-agnostic.

Key features

  • Templates from Git or local paths
  • Jinja-rendered files and paths
  • Pre- and post-generate hooks
  • Language-agnostic

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