Turn into a copier template #30
Description
As I update this template, I need to then go and manually update all the repositories that I've created through this template. If instead this were a copier/cookiecutter/cruft template, I think it can be configured to propagate changes to the repos created from this.
Copier
- template with built in support for users to update to new template versions
- during generation makes a
.copier-answers.ymlfile, which allows users to perform updates.
Cookiecutter
- just a template, but allows updating if you use the 3rd party package
cruft
Comparison between Copier, Cookiecutter, and Yeoman.
- copier uses single YAML file while cookiecutter uses single JSON
From the Scientific Python Developers guide discussing their cookie template: "Much better interface with copier [compared to cruft], including validation, descriptive text, arrow selection, etc."
I think the concensus is copier is preferred over cookiecutter w/ cruft.