[PR #1350] [MERGED] Add copier #7913

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GiteaMirror · 2026-04-18T22:18:25-05:00

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/pull/1350
Author: @ghost
Created: 9/11/2019
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 9/8/2020
Merged by: @vinta

Base: master ← Head: copier

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18212ee Add copier

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📝 README.md (+2 -0)

📄 Description

What is this Python project?

A library and command-line utility for rendering projects templates.
https://github.com/pykong/copier

Works with local paths and git URLs (GitHub, GitLab, etc.)
Your project can include any kind of file and the text-based files can have placeholders values to be replaced with user's data.
It can be used as a library and called from your own projects (instant superpower! 🚀).
It generates a beautiful output and take care of not overwrite existing files, unless instructed to do so:

What's the difference between this Python project and similar ones?

It can partially update an already rendered project.
It shows you what fields are being created or updated instead of just overwriting everything.
Can be used as a library.
Can be customized with any default data, not only what you ask the user.

Anyone who agrees with this pull request could vote for it by adding a 👍 to it, and usually, the maintainer will merge it when votes reach 20.

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/pull/1350 **Author:** [@ghost](https://github.com/ghost) **Created:** 9/11/2019 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 9/8/2020 **Merged by:** [@vinta](https://github.com/vinta) **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `copier` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`18212ee`](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/commit/18212eef2a4f78f6546f606bf5ad3ed2ae100874) Add copier ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+2 additions, -0 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `README.md` (+2 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description ## What is this Python project? A library and command-line utility for rendering projects templates. https://github.com/pykong/copier * Works with **local** paths and **git URLs** (GitHub, GitLab, etc.) * Your project can include any kind of file and the text-based files can have placeholders values to be replaced with user's data. * It can be used as a library and called from your own projects (instant superpower! 🚀). * It generates a beautiful output and take care of not overwrite existing files, unless instructed to do so: <img src="https://github.com/jpscaletti/copier/raw/master/copier-output.png" alt="Sample output" width=600> ## What's the difference between this Python project and similar ones? 1. It can partially update an already rendered project. 1. It shows you what fields are being created or updated instead of just overwriting everything. 1. Can be used as a library. 1. Can be customized with any default data, not only what you ask the user. --- Anyone who agrees with this pull request could vote for it by adding a :+1: to it, and usually, the maintainer will merge it when votes reach **20**. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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Reference: github-starred/awesome-python#7913