Cookiecutter: a Planter alternative

Shorly after publishing Planter, user cavalierex brought Cookiecutter to my attention on the forum. It appears to be a complete replacement and is far more mature than Planter.

I don’t regret making Planter — it fits my own needs perfectly. If I’d known about cookiecutter before starting, though, I probably wouldn’t have bothered reinventing the wheel. It was still fun to code Planter.

Cookiecutter is so close in functionality that I thought it would be worth sharing. If Planter works well for you, great, but if you want an alternative, check it out.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://brettterpstra.com/https://brettterpstra.com/2024/09/13/cookiecutter-a-planter-alternative

I came across a new project-templating library: copier. It seems to have some nice features. The docs provide a handy comparison table to see similarities and differences relative to Cookiecutter.

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Nice! This looks really good.