Perfect Python Project Template

This project template creates the basic structure for a Python project. The article How to Set up a Perfect Python Project describes all the design decisions used here.

Features

Python 3.10+ (configurable)
Poetry based dependency management
Development tasks registered in a Makefile for easy access and management
Custom Mercurial/Git hooks for pre-commit and pre-push events
Linting based on ruff, mypy and others
Tests based on pytest

Instructions

To instantiate the template into a new project, you'll need cookiecutter (>=2.4.0). The best way to use it just once is through pipx:

$ pipx run cookiecutter gh:andredias/perfect_python_project

If you prefer, use can install it throught pip instead:

$ pip install --user cookiecutter

Next, run the following command:

$ cookiecutter gh:andredias/perfect_python_project

Answer a few questions:

author (): Fulano de Tal
email (): fulano@email.com
project_name (Project): Project X
project_slug (project_x):
python_version (3.10):
line_length (100):
Select version_control:
1 - hg
2 - git
Choose from 1, 2 (1): 1

That's it!