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Cookiecutter is nice but it requires an entire python install to run, which is a big thing to ask for some of the scenarios mentioned by the tool creator (like
by qbasic_forever 6y ago
Cookiecutter is nice but it requires an entire python install to run, which is a big thing to ask for some of the scenarios mentioned by the tool creator (like someone going through a simple learning tutorial which might not even be using python at all).
IMHO gomplate is a nicer alternative that's just a single static go-based tool that can do everything cookiecutter does and a lot more: https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate https://github.com/hairyhenderson/gomplate
- Kwpolska 6y agoAll Linux distros ship with Python. macOS installs it with the developer tools (which you’re likely to need anyway). Windows makes it very easy to install (type `python` in cmd, you’ll get sent to the Microsoft Store).
- hnlmorg 6y agoStamp requires node.js, which is an even bigger ask than Python considering, unlike node, Python is often bundled with your Linux/UNIX base install.