create-python-app is a cli tool for ultra fast setup of new Python projects. It automates the creation of config files for style & lint checks, gitignore, a basic Dockerfile and Poetry for dependency management. An opinionated set of pre-commit hooks are included for enforcing best practices and reducing dev time.

An example output is provided in ./example

Installation

MacOS, Linux

Install via script below or get it from Releases

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ysawa0/create-python-app/main/install.sh | bash

# cpa will be installed to ~/bin/cpa
# add ~/bin to your PATH
# eg: echo "export PATH=$PATH:~/bin" >> ~/.zshrc

Windows

Download latest binary from Releases page

Building from source

# cd to project
cargo install --path .

Usage

To create a new project:

cpa create --name myproject

Optional params:

• --preset: Specifies a Python version for the project. Defaults to “python3.10”

Example:

cpa create --name myproject --preset python3.10

Goals

• Speed up Project Creation: Reduce the time spent on repetitive setup tasks
• Best Practices: Encourage best practices for code quality, formatting, and style by including configs for tools like black, isort, and flake8.
• Automation: Automate tasks such as generating .gitignore files, setting up pre-commit hooks, and configuring code linters and formatters.
• Golang, Rust support planned

Contributions and Feedback

Users are welcome to contribute to the project by submitting pull requests or opening issues for bugs and feature requests. Feedback is also greatly appreciated to help improve the tool.