Cookiecutter is a command-line utility to create projects from customizable and reusable templates. It helps bootstrap new projects with consistent structure, metadata, licensing, CI configs, and more—streamlining setup for a wide range of software projects.

Features

  • Generates new projects from remote or local templates
  • Supports templating via Jinja2 syntax in filenames and file contents
  • Prompts users interactively for project variables
  • Allows pre-/post-generation hooks in Python
  • Integrates with both GitHub and Bitbucket template repositories
  • Enforces project standards through reusable scaffolding

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License

BSD License

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Operating Systems

Linux, Mac, Windows

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Project Management Software

Registered

2025-06-27