pyprefab 0.3.2

Python application template for personal use

pyprefab

Creates a new Python package from an opinioned set of templates.

Installing pyprefab

To install this package via pip:

pip install pyprefab

Generating boilerplate for a new Python package

Use pyprefab's command line interface to create a new Python package:

➜ pyprefab --help

 Usage: pyprefab [OPTIONS] NAME

 Generate a new Python project from templates.

╭─ Arguments ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ *    name      TEXT  Name of the project [default: None] [required]                                                           │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ *  --author                    TEXT  Project author [default: None] [required]                                                │
│    --description               TEXT  Project description                                                                      │
│    --directory                 PATH  Directory that will contain the project (defaults to current directory) [default: None]  │
│    --install-completion              Install completion for the current shell.                                                │
│    --show-completion                 Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or customize the installation.         │
│    --help                            Show this message and exit.                                                              │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

For example:

pyprefab-create project_test --author lassie --description "this is a pet project for lassie" --directory ~/code/lassie

Setting up the package's dev environment

Follow the steps below to create a development environment for the package.

These directions use uv, but you can use your preferred tooling.

1. cd to the directory of the new Python package

2. Create a virtual environment seeded with pip:

   uv venv --seed
   

3. Install dependencies + project as editable module

   uv sync
   

4. Test the project setupt:

   uv run <your_package_name>
   

   You should see a log output stating that the project has been set up correctly.

   For example: 2025-01-13 02:29:08 [info ] project_test successfully created.

   You can also run the tests:

   uv run pytest
   

   Note: uv run runs commands in the virtual environment created by uv (see step 2). Alternately, you can activate the virtual environment the old-fashioned way and then run commands without the uv run prefix:

   source .venv/bin/activate
   <your package name>
   pytest
   

Optional:

• Add the new project to a git repository:

  git init
  git add .
  git commit -am "Initial commit"
  

• If you use pre-commit, pyprefab's boilerplate includes a baseline pre-commit-config.yaml configuration. To use it, make sure the project has been added to git (see above) and run the following command to install the pre-commit git hook scripts:

  pre-commit install