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Cookiecutter

Create projects from templates (cookiecutters) across languages

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Description

Cookiecutter is a cross-platform command-line utility that creates projects from cookiecutters (project templates), supporting Python package projects, C projects, and many other types.

AI Summary

A cross-platform project scaffolding tool that creates projects from templates.

Capabilities

  • + Generate projects from templates
  • + Support for many project types and languages
  • + Custom template variables
  • + Git-hosted template repositories
  • + Post-generation hooks

Use When

  • → You frequently start new projects
  • → You want consistent project structure

Avoid When

  • x You use language-specific scaffolding tools
  • x You rarely start new projects
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