Cookiecutter Flask Boilerplate

Overview

Flask-Boilerplate is a powerful CookieCutter template designed to streamline the creation of Flask projects. It sets up a project with a solid foundation by incorporating essential best practices and popular extensions, making it ideal for both seasoned developers and newcomers. By automating the initial setup process, developers can focus on building their applications rather than dealing with configuration hassles.

This template promotes a standardized structure that's compatible with setuptools, ensuring a clean and organized project layout. With built-in support for various extensions and automated testing using py.test, Flask-Boilerplate not only enhances productivity but also encourages code quality and maintainability.

Features

• Standardized Project Layout: Establishes a proper and compatible structure for package development, ensuring consistency across your projects.

• Popular Extensions Included: Comes with commonly used Flask extensions like Flask-SQLAlchemy, Flask-Login, and Flask-Admin pre-integrated for enhanced functionality.

• Py.test Integration: Facilitates testing with py.test, making it easier to write and execute tests to ensure code reliability.

• Travis-CI Support: Includes a minimal .travis.yml file for continuous integration, enabling smooth integration with your GitHub repository.

• Debug Shell Availability: Provides a convenient debug shell to interact with application variables, models, and the database effortlessly.

• Customizable Dependencies: Allows you to easily manage project dependencies by editing the install_requires list in the setup.py file.

• Version Control Ready: Encourages developers to incorporate version control early in the project creation process, promoting good development practices from the start.