{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Cookiecutter is a command-line tool that generates new projects from templated directory structures, supporting any language or framework through Jinja2-based variable substitution and optional pre/post-generation hooks.","skillfed_tags":["project-scaffolding","cli-tool","template-engine"],"use_cases":["Generate a new Python package project from a standard template with prompts for package name, author, and license.","Create a Django project with pre-configured settings, apps, and database migrations from a community template.","Scaffold a new Rust or Terraform project with language-specific boilerplate and CI/CD configuration.","Set up documentation site templates with pre-configured Sphinx or static site generator structure.","Automate team onboarding by running post-generation hooks that initialize git, install dependencies, and configure local development environments.","Create internal company project templates that enforce naming conventions, code structure, and license headers across teams."],"what_it_does":"Cookiecutter automates the creation of new projects by applying Jinja2 templating to a directory structure, prompting users for variable values defined in a cookiecutter.json file, then generating a customized project in the current working directory. It works with any language or framework\u2014Python packages, Django projects, Rust crates, Terraform configs, documentation sites\u2014by treating templates as ordinary directories with templated filenames and content.\n\nThe tool runs as a CLI utility or as a Python library, supporting both local and remote templates (including GitHub-hosted ones via the 'gh:' prefix). Templates can include pre- and post-generation hooks (shell or Python scripts) to automate setup tasks like git initialization or dependency installation. It has been in active development since 2013, supports Python 3.10 through 3.14, and runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.","worth_installing":"Yes. Cookiecutter is a mature, actively maintained tool with low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and broad real-world adoption (top 5000 PyPI packages). It solves a genuine problem\u2014reducing boilerplate and setup time\u2014and works well both as a CLI tool and as a library. The only caveat is that license metadata is unclear in the package record; verify the actual license on GitHub before committing to a production dependency."},"id":"cookiecutter","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/cookiecutter","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/cookiecutter.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/cookiecutter/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-03-04","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"unclear","name":"cookiecutter","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A command-line utility that creates projects from project templates, e.g. creating a Python package project from a Python package project template."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":10448794,"position":1452,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.7.1"}