rszamszur/copier-python-base

Copier template for scaffolding new Python project

Copier Python Base

Copier template for scaffolding new Python base project using fastapi-mvc.

Quickstart

To use this template outside fastapi-mvc:

Prerequisites:

• Python 3.8 or later How to install python
• Git 2.27 or newer
• copier 6.2.0 or later

copier copy "https://github.com/rszamszur/copier-python-base" /path/to/your/new/python_base

Using Nix

Prerequisites:

• Nix 2.8.x or later installed How to install Nix

nix develop
copier copy "https://github.com/rszamszur/copier-python-base" /path/to/your/new/python_base

Updating

To update your generator with the changes from the upstream run:

./update.sh
# Or
nix run .#update

This action will not update/override your template and its configuration, but rather generators common files:

• Nix expression files
• README.md
• dotfiles
• LICENSE

List of excluded files/paths:

• template/**
• copier.yml
• *.py
• CHANGELOG.md

Lastly, you can pass extra copier CLI options should you choose:

./update.sh -x README.md --vcs-ref=custom_branch
# Or
nix run .#update -- -x README.md --vcs-ref=custom_branch