Steps

• Go to the directory where you want to create the project
• Create python3 virtual env

python3 -m venv .env

• Activate the virtual environment

source .env/bin/activate

• Install cookiecutter

pip install cookiecutter

• Use py-package template to initialise your project

cookiecutter https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage.git

• Answer a few question as they prompt. You can skip some and do it later as well.

full_name
email
github_username
project_name
project_slug: default(project_name)
project_short_description
pypi_username
version: default(0.1.0)
use_pytest: (y/n)
use_pypi_deployment_with_travis: (y/n)
add_pyup_badge: (y/n)
Select command_line_interface
create_author_file
Select open_source_license

• Go to project directory

cd project_name

• Install the project

python setup.py install

• Test run the project CLI

project_name

• Explore the file and make changes