Here’s how to set up cookiecutter for local development.
Fork the cookiecutter repo on GitHub.
Clone your fork locally:
$ git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/cookiecutter.git
Install your local copy into a virtualenv. Assuming you have virtualenvwrapper installed, this is how you set up your fork for local development:
$ mkvirtualenv cookiecutter
$ cd cookiecutter/
$ python setup.py develop
Create a branch for local development:
$ git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
Now you can make your changes locally.
When you’re done making changes, check that your changes pass the tests and flake8:
$ flake8 cookiecutter tests
$ python setup.py test
$ tox
Commit your changes and push your branch to GitHub:
$ git add .
$ git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes."
$ git push origin name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
Check that the test coverage hasn’t dropped:
coverage run --source cookiecutter setup.py test
coverage report -m
coverage html
Submit a pull request through the GitHub website.