licere 20250102

Generate licenses from templates.

Licere

Generate License files using variables and templates.

• Because copying and pasting is hard.

  • ... Even huge companies fail to enter the details right (e.g. Year/Copyright Owner).

• Because some people need licenses.

  • ... The entire attorney industrial complex.

• Because licensing should be customizable.

  • ... There is no one size fits all.

Features

• Jinja Templating
• Template Packages
• Custom Licenses
• Render multiple output types (Text/Markdown/HTML)

Quick Start

1. Install:

pip install licere

2. Generate a license:

# generate a polyform strict license
licere generate --license polyform-strict

# generate an apache license with a proper copyright
licere generate --license apache copyright_year=2024 copyright_owner="Example Company"

# load data from a file
licere generate --license apache --data=data.toml

# where data.toml is:
# copyright_year = "2024" 
# copyright_owner = "Example Company"

Included Licenses

• Polyform
• Apache
• MIT
• BSD