Template Options¶

When you run copier copy, you'll be prompted for the following options.

Interactive Prompts¶

Prompt	Type	Default	Description
`project_name`	string	—	Human-readable project name
`project_description`	string	`"A Python package"`	Short project description
`project_slug`	string	derived from name	Python package name (used for imports)

Prompt	Type	Default	Description
`author_name`	string	from git config	Author's full name
`author_email`	string	from git config	Author's email address
`github_username`	string	auto-detected	GitHub username or organization
`repository_name`	string	derived from name	Repository name on GitHub

Prompt	Type	Default	Description
`python_version`	choice	`3.12`	Minimum Python version (`3.10`–`3.13`)
`python_versions_matrix`	string	`"3.10,3.11,3.12,3.13"`	Python versions for CI matrix testing

Prompt	Type	Default	Description
`include_cli`	bool	`true`	Include CLI with Typer
`include_github_actions`	bool	`true`	Include GitHub Actions CI/CD
`include_docker`	bool	`true`	Include Dockerfile for containerization
`include_docs`	bool	`true`	Include MkDocs documentation
`include_prek`	bool	`true`	Include prek hooks
`include_codecov`	bool	`true`	Include Codecov integration (requires GitHub Actions)
`include_pypi_publish`	bool	`true`	Include automatic PyPI publishing (requires GitHub Actions)

Prompt	Type	Default	Description
`license`	choice	`MIT`	Project license: MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0, BSD-3-Clause, ISC, or Proprietary