diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e9d2a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# These are supported funding model platforms
+
+github: [rochacbruno]
+patreon: # Replace with a single Patreon username
+open_collective: # Replace with a single Open Collective username
+ko_fi: # Replace with a single Ko-fi username
+tidelift: # Replace with a single Tidelift platform-name/package-name e.g., npm/babel
+community_bridge: # Replace with a single Community Bridge project-name e.g., cloud-foundry
+liberapay: # Replace with a single Liberapay username
+issuehunt: # Replace with a single IssueHunt username
+otechie: # Replace with a single Otechie username
+custom: # Replace with up to 4 custom sponsorship URLs e.g., ['link1', 'link2']
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d9360d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: ''
+labels: bug, help wanted
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Describe the bug**
+A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
+
+**To Reproduce**
+Steps to reproduce the behavior:
+1. Go to '...'
+2. Click on '....'
+3. Scroll down to '....'
+4. See error
+
+**Expected behavior**
+A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
+
+**Screenshots**
+If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
+
+**Desktop (please complete the following information):**
+ - OS: [e.g. iOS]
+ - Version [e.g. 22]
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context about the problem here.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc98b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: ''
+labels: enhancement, question
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
+A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
+
+**Describe the solution you'd like**
+A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
+
+**Describe alternatives you've considered**
+A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ccc736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+### Summary :memo:
+_Write an overview about it._
+
+### Details
+_Describe more what you did on changes._
+1. (...)
+2. (...)
+
+### Bugfixes :bug: (delete if dind't have any)
+-
+
+### Checks
+- [ ] Closed #798
+- [ ] Tested Changes
+- [ ] Stakeholder Approval
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..120c689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/init.sh b/.github/init.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8a32ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+overwrite_template_dir=0
+
+while getopts t:o flag
+do
+    case "${flag}" in
+        t) template=${OPTARG};;
+        o) overwrite_template_dir=1;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "${template}" ]; then
+    echo "Available templates: flask"
+    read -p "Enter template name: " template
+fi
+
+repo_urlname=$(basename -s .git `git config --get remote.origin.url`)
+repo_name=$(basename -s .git `git config --get remote.origin.url` | tr '-' '_' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+repo_owner=$(git config --get remote.origin.url | awk -F ':' '{print $2}' | awk -F '/' '{print $1}')
+echo "Repo name: ${repo_name}"
+echo "Repo owner: ${repo_owner}"
+echo "Repo urlname: ${repo_urlname}"
+
+if [ -f ".github/workflows/rename_project.yml" ]; then
+    .github/rename_project.sh -a "${repo_owner}" -n "${repo_name}" -u "${repo_urlname}" -d "Awesome ${repo_name} created by ${repo_owner}"
+fi
+
+function download_template {
+    rm -rf "${template_dir}"
+    mkdir -p .github/templates
+    git clone "${template_url}" "${template_dir}"
+}
+
+echo "Using template:${template}"
+template_url="https://github.com/rochacbruno/${template}-project-template"
+template_dir=".github/templates/${template}"
+if [ -d "${template_dir}" ]; then
+    # Template directory already exists
+    if [ "${overwrite_template_dir}" -eq 1 ]; then
+        # user passed -o flag, delete and re-download
+        echo "Overwriting ${template_dir}"
+        download_template
+    else
+        # Ask user if they want to overwrite
+        echo "Directory ${template_dir} already exists."
+        read -p "Do you want to overwrite it? [y/N] " -n 1 -r
+        echo 
+        if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+            echo "Overwriting ${template_dir}"
+            download_template
+        else
+            # User decided not to overwrite
+            echo "Using existing ${template_dir}"
+        fi
+    fi
+else
+    # Template directory does not exist, download it
+    echo "Downloading ${template_url}"
+    download_template
+fi
+
+echo "Applying ${template} template to this project"}
+./.github/templates/${template}/apply.sh -a "${repo_owner}" -n "${repo_name}" -u "${repo_urlname}" -d "Awesome ${repo_name} created by ${repo_owner}"
+
+# echo "Removing temporary template files"
+# rm -rf .github/templates/${template}
+
+echo "Done! review, commit and push the changes"
diff --git a/.github/release_message.sh b/.github/release_message.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f5a9062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release_message.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+previous_tag=$(git tag --sort=-creatordate | sed -n 2p)
+git shortlog "${previous_tag}.." | sed 's/^./    &/'
diff --git a/.github/rename_project.sh b/.github/rename_project.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8f05495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/rename_project.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+while getopts a:n:u:d: flag
+do
+    case "${flag}" in
+        a) author=${OPTARG};;
+        n) name=${OPTARG};;
+        u) urlname=${OPTARG};;
+        d) description=${OPTARG};;
+    esac
+done
+
+echo "Author: $author";
+echo "Project Name: $name";
+echo "Project URL name: $urlname";
+echo "Description: $description";
+
+echo "Renaming project..."
+
+original_author="author_name"
+original_name="project_name"
+original_urlname="project_urlname"
+original_description="project_description"
+# for filename in $(find . -name "*.*") 
+for filename in $(git ls-files) 
+do
+    sed -i "s/$original_author/$author/g" $filename
+    sed -i "s/$original_name/$name/g" $filename
+    sed -i "s/$original_urlname/$urlname/g" $filename
+    sed -i "s/$original_description/$description/g" $filename
+    echo "Renamed $filename"
+done
+
+mv project_name $name
+
+# This command runs only once on GHA!
+rm -rf .github/template.yml
diff --git a/.github/template.yml b/.github/template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3386bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+author: rochacbruno
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e82e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
+
+name: CI
+
+# Controls when the workflow will run
+on:
+  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the main branch
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  linter:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.9]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install project
+        run: make install
+      - name: Run linter
+        run: make lint
+
+  tests_linux:
+    needs: linter
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.9]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install project
+        run: make install
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: make test
+      - name: "Upload coverage to Codecov"
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+        # with:
+        #   fail_ci_if_error: true
+
+  tests_mac:
+    needs: linter
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.9]
+        os: [macos-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install project
+        run: make install
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: make test
+
+  tests_win:
+    needs: linter
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.9]
+        os: [windows-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install Pip
+        run: pip install --user --upgrade pip
+      - name: Install project
+        run: pip install -e .[test]
+      - name: run tests
+        run: pytest -s -vvvv -l --tb=long tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c38b48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: Upload Python Package
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+on:
+  push:
+    # Sequence of patterns matched against refs/tags
+    tags:
+      - '*' # Push events to matching v*, i.e. v1.0, v20.15.10
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          # by default, it uses a depth of 1
+          # this fetches all history so that we can read each commit
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Generate Changelog
+        run: .github/release_message.sh > release_message.md
+      - name: Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          body_path: release_message.md
+
+  deploy:
+    needs: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install setuptools wheel twine
+    - name: Build and publish
+      env:
+        TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
+        TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+      run: |
+        python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+        twine upload dist/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rename_project.yml b/.github/workflows/rename_project.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae6d2eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rename_project.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Rename the project from template
+
+on: [push]
+
+permissions: write-all
+
+jobs:
+  rename-project:
+    if: ${{ !contains (github.repository, '/python-project-template') }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          # by default, it uses a depth of 1
+          # this fetches all history so that we can read each commit
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          
+      - run: echo "REPOSITORY_NAME=$(echo '${{ github.repository }}' | awk -F '/' '{print $2}' | tr '-' '_' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: bash
+
+      - run: echo "REPOSITORY_URLNAME=$(echo '${{ github.repository }}' | awk -F '/' '{print $2}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: bash
+
+      - run: echo "REPOSITORY_OWNER=$(echo '${{ github.repository }}' | awk -F '/' '{print $1}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: bash
+        
+      - name: Is this still a template
+        id: is_template
+        run: echo "::set-output name=is_template::$(ls .github/template.yml &> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)"
+
+      - name: Rename the project
+        if: steps.is_template.outputs.is_template == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Renaming the project with -a(author) ${{ env.REPOSITORY_OWNER }} -n(name) ${{ env.REPOSITORY_NAME }} -u(urlname) ${{ env.REPOSITORY_URLNAME }}"
+          .github/rename_project.sh -a ${{ env.REPOSITORY_OWNER }} -n ${{ env.REPOSITORY_NAME }} -u ${{ env.REPOSITORY_URLNAME }} -d "Awesome ${{ env.REPOSITORY_NAME }} created by ${{ env.REPOSITORY_OWNER }}"
+              
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+        with:
+          commit_message: "✅ Ready to clone and code."
+          # commit_options: '--amend --no-edit'
+          push_options: --force
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d0fadb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+
+# pipenv
+#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
+#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
+#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
+#   install all needed dependencies.
+#Pipfile.lock
+
+# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery stuff
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# templates
+.github/templates/*
diff --git a/ABOUT_THIS_TEMPLATE.md b/ABOUT_THIS_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11795f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ABOUT_THIS_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+# About this template
+
+Hi, I created this template to help you get started with a new project.
+
+I have created and maintained a number of python libraries, applications and 
+frameworks and during those years I have learned a lot about how to create a 
+project structure and how to structure a project to be as modular and simple 
+as possible.
+
+Some decisions I have made while creating this template are:
+
+ - Create a project structure that is as modular as possible.
+ - Keep it simple and easy to maintain.
+ - Allow for a lot of flexibility and customizability.
+ - Low dependency (this template doesn't add dependencies)
+
+## Structure
+
+Lets take a look at the structure of this template:
+
+```text
+├── Containerfile            # The file to build a container using buildah or docker
+├── CONTRIBUTING.md          # Onboarding instructions for new contributors
+├── docs                     # Documentation site (add more .md files here)
+│   └── index.md             # The index page for the docs site
+├── .github                  # Github metadata for repository
+│   ├── release_message.sh   # A script to generate a release message
+│   └── workflows            # The CI pipeline for Github Actions
+├── .gitignore               # A list of files to ignore when pushing to Github
+├── HISTORY.md               # Auto generated list of changes to the project
+├── LICENSE                  # The license for the project
+├── Makefile                 # A collection of utilities to manage the project
+├── MANIFEST.in              # A list of files to include in a package
+├── mkdocs.yml               # Configuration for documentation site
+├── project_name             # The main python package for the project
+│   ├── base.py              # The base module for the project
+│   ├── __init__.py          # This tells Python that this is a package
+│   ├── __main__.py          # The entry point for the project
+│   └── VERSION              # The version for the project is kept in a static file
+├── README.md                # The main readme for the project
+├── setup.py                 # The setup.py file for installing and packaging the project
+├── requirements.txt         # An empty file to hold the requirements for the project
+├── requirements-test.txt    # List of requirements for testing and devlopment
+├── setup.py                 # The setup.py file for installing and packaging the project
+└── tests                    # Unit tests for the project (add mote tests files here)
+    ├── conftest.py          # Configuration, hooks and fixtures for pytest
+    ├── __init__.py          # This tells Python that this is a test package
+    └── test_base.py         # The base test case for the project
+```
+
+## FAQ
+
+Frequent asked questions.
+
+### Why this template is not using [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/) ?
+
+I really like Poetry and I think it is a great tool to manage your python projects,
+if you want to switch to poetry, you can run `make switch-to-poetry`.
+
+But for this template I wanted to keep it simple.
+
+Setuptools is the most simple and well supported way of packaging a Python project,
+it doesn't require extra dependencies and is the easiest way to install the project.
+
+Also, poetry doesn't have a good support for installing projects in development mode yet.
+
+### Why the `requirements.txt` is empty ?
+
+This template is a low dependency project, so it doesn't have any extra dependencies.
+You can add new dependencies as you will or you can use the `make init` command to
+generate a `requirements.txt` file based on the template you choose `flask, fastapi, click etc`.
+
+### Why there is a `requirements-test.txt` file ?
+
+This file lists all the requirements for testing and development,
+I think the development environment and testing environment should be as similar as possible.
+
+Except those tools that are up to the developer choice (like ipython, ipdb etc).
+
+### Why the template doesn't have a `pyproject.toml` file ?
+
+It is possible to run `pip install https://github.com/name/repo/tarball/main` and
+have pip to download the package direcly from Git repo.
+
+For that to work you need to have a `setup.py` file, and `pyproject.toml` is not
+supported for that kind of installation.
+
+I think it is easier for example you want to install specific branch or tag you can
+do `pip install https://github.com/name/repo/tarball/{TAG|REVISON|COMMIT}`
+
+People automating CI for your project will be grateful for having a setup.py file
+
+### Why isn't this template made as a cookiecutter template?
+
+I really like [cookiecutter](https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter) and it is a great way to create new projects,
+but for this template I wanted to use the Github `Use this template` button,
+to use this template doesn't require to install extra tooling such as cookiecutter.
+
+Just click on [Use this template](https://github.com/rochacbruno/python-project-template/generate) and you are good to go.
+
+The substituions are done using github actions and a simple sed script.
+
+### Why `VERSION` is kept in a static plain text file?
+
+I used to have my version inside my main module in a `__version__` variable, then
+I had to do some tricks to read that version variable inside the setuptools 
+`setup.py` file because that would be available only after the installation.
+
+I decided to keep the version in a static file because it is easier to read from
+wherever I want without the need to install the package.
+
+e.g: `cat project_name/VERSION` will get the project version without harming
+with module imports or anything else, it is useful for CI, logs and debugging.
+
+### Why to include `tests`, `history` and `Containerfile` as part of the release?
+
+The `MANIFEST.in` file is used to include the files in the release, once the 
+project is released to PyPI all the files listed on MANIFEST.in will be included
+even if the files are static or not related to Python.
+
+Some build systems such as RPM, DEB, AUR for some Linux distributions, and also
+internal repackaging systems tends to run the tests before the packaging is performed.
+
+The Containerfile can be useful to provide a safer execution environment for 
+the project when running on a testing environment.
+
+I added those files to make it easier for packaging in different formats.
+
+### Why conftest includes a go_to_tmpdir fixture?
+
+When your project deals with file system operations, it is a good idea to use
+a fixture to create a temporary directory and then remove it after the test.
+
+Before executing each test pytest will create a temporary directory and will
+change the working directory to that path and run the test.
+
+So the test can create temporary artifacts isolated from other tests.
+
+After the execution Pytest will remove the temporary directory.
+
+### Why this template is not using [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) ?
+
+pre-commit is an excellent tool to automate checks and formatting on your code.
+
+However I figured out that pre-commit adds extra dependency and it an entry barrier
+for new contributors.
+
+Having the linting, checks and formatting as simple commands on the [Makefile](Makefile)
+makes it easier to undestand and change.
+
+Once the project is bigger and complex, having pre-commit as a dependency can be a good idea.
+
+### Why the CLI is not using click?
+
+I wanted to provide a simple template for a CLI application on the project main entry point
+click and typer are great alternatives but are external dependencies and this template
+doesn't add dependencies besides those used for development.
+
+### Why this doesn't provide a full example of application using Flask or Django?
+
+as I said before, I want it to be simple and multipurpose, so I decided to not include
+external dependencies and programming design decisions.
+
+It is up to you to decide if you want to use Flask or Django and to create your application
+the way you think is best.
+
+This template provides utilities in the Makefile to make it easier to you can run:
+
+```bash
+$ make init 
+Which template do you want to apply? [flask, fastapi, click, typer]? > flask
+Generating a new project with Flask ...
+```
+
+Then the above will download the Flask template and apply it to the project.
+
+## The Makefile
+
+All the utilities for the template and project are on the Makefile
+
+```bash
+❯ make
+Usage: make <target>
+
+Targets:
+help:             ## Show the help.
+install:          ## Install the project in dev mode.
+fmt:              ## Format code using black & isort.
+lint:             ## Run pep8, black, mypy linters.
+test: lint        ## Run tests and generate coverage report.
+watch:            ## Run tests on every change.
+clean:            ## Clean unused files.
+virtualenv:       ## Create a virtual environment.
+release:          ## Create a new tag for release.
+docs:             ## Build the documentation.
+switch-to-poetry: ## Switch to poetry package manager.
+init:             ## Initialize the project based on an application template.
+```
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# How to develop on this project
+
+project_name welcomes contributions from the community.
+
+**You need PYTHON3!**
+
+This instructions are for linux base systems. (Linux, MacOS, BSD, etc.)
+## Setting up your own fork of this repo.
+
+- On github interface click on `Fork` button.
+- Clone your fork of this repo. `git clone git@github.com:YOUR_GIT_USERNAME/project_urlname.git`
+- Enter the directory `cd project_urlname`
+- Add upstream repo `git remote add upstream https://github.com/author_name/project_urlname`
+
+## Setting up your own virtual environment
+
+Run `make virtualenv` to create a virtual environment.
+then activate it with `source .venv/bin/activate`.
+
+## Install the project in develop mode
+
+Run `make install` to install the project in develop mode.
+
+## Run the tests to ensure everything is working
+
+Run `make test` to run the tests.
+
+## Create a new branch to work on your contribution
+
+Run `git checkout -b my_contribution`
+
+## Make your changes
+
+Edit the files using your preferred editor. (we recommend VIM or VSCode)
+
+## Format the code
+
+Run `make fmt` to format the code.
+
+## Run the linter
+
+Run `make lint` to run the linter.
+
+## Test your changes
+
+Run `make test` to run the tests.
+
+Ensure code coverage report shows `100%` coverage, add tests to your PR.
+
+## Build the docs locally
+
+Run `make docs` to build the docs.
+
+Ensure your new changes are documented.
+
+## Commit your changes
+
+This project uses [conventional git commit messages](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/).
+
+Example: `fix(package): update setup.py arguments 🎉` (emojis are fine too)
+
+## Push your changes to your fork
+
+Run `git push origin my_contribution`
+
+## Submit a pull request
+
+On github interface, click on `Pull Request` button.
+
+Wait CI to run and one of the developers will review your PR.
+## Makefile utilities
+
+This project comes with a `Makefile` that contains a number of useful utility.
+
+```bash 
+❯ make
+Usage: make <target>
+
+Targets:
+help:             ## Show the help.
+install:          ## Install the project in dev mode.
+fmt:              ## Format code using black & isort.
+lint:             ## Run pep8, black, mypy linters.
+test: lint        ## Run tests and generate coverage report.
+watch:            ## Run tests on every change.
+clean:            ## Clean unused files.
+virtualenv:       ## Create a virtual environment.
+release:          ## Create a new tag for release.
+docs:             ## Build the documentation.
+switch-to-poetry: ## Switch to poetry package manager.
+init:             ## Initialize the project based on an application template.
+```
+
+## Making a new release
+
+This project uses [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) and tags releases with `X.Y.Z`
+Every time a new tag is created and pushed to the remote repo, github actions will
+automatically create a new release on github and trigger a release on PyPI.
+
+For this to work you need to setup a secret called `PIPY_API_TOKEN` on the project settings>secrets, 
+this token can be generated on [pypi.org](https://pypi.org/account/).
+
+To trigger a new release all you need to do is.
+
+1. If you have changes to add to the repo
+    * Make your changes following the steps described above.
+    * Commit your changes following the [conventional git commit messages](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/).
+2. Run the tests to ensure everything is working.
+4. Run `make release` to create a new tag and push it to the remote repo.
+
+the `make release` will ask you the version number to create the tag, ex: type `0.1.1` when you are asked.
+
+> **CAUTION**:  The make release will change local changelog files and commit all the unstaged changes you have.
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83bb605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM python:3.7-slim
+COPY . /app
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN pip install .
+CMD ["project_name"]
diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bf6ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Changelog
+=========
+
+
+0.1.2 (2021-08-14)
+------------------
+- Fix release, README and windows CI. [Bruno Rocha]
+- Release: version 0.1.0. [Bruno Rocha]
+
+
+0.1.0 (2021-08-14)
+------------------
+- Add release command. [Bruno Rocha]
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdddb29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+means.
+
+In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
+of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
+software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
+of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
+successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
+relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
+software under copyright law.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+For more information, please refer to <https://unlicense.org>
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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index 0000000..ef198d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+include LICENSE
+include HISTORY.md
+include Containerfile
+graft tests
+graft project_name
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52d91ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+.ONESHELL:
+ENV_PREFIX=$(shell python -c "if __import__('pathlib').Path('.venv/bin/pip').exists(): print('.venv/bin/')")
+USING_POETRY=$(shell grep "tool.poetry" pyproject.toml && echo "yes")
+
+.PHONY: help
+help:             ## Show the help.
+	@echo "Usage: make <target>"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Targets:"
+	@fgrep "##" Makefile | fgrep -v fgrep
+
+
+.PHONY: show
+show:             ## Show the current environment.
+	@echo "Current environment:"
+	@if [ "$(USING_POETRY)" ]; then poetry env info && exit; fi
+	@echo "Running using $(ENV_PREFIX)"
+	@$(ENV_PREFIX)python -V
+	@$(ENV_PREFIX)python -m site
+
+.PHONY: install
+install:          ## Install the project in dev mode.
+	@if [ "$(USING_POETRY)" ]; then poetry install && exit; fi
+	@echo "Don't forget to run 'make virtualenv' if you got errors."
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)pip install -e .[test]
+
+.PHONY: fmt
+fmt:              ## Format code using black & isort.
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)isort project_name/
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)black -l 79 project_name/
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)black -l 79 tests/
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint:             ## Run pep8, black, mypy linters.
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)flake8 project_name/
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)black -l 79 --check project_name/
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)black -l 79 --check tests/
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)mypy --ignore-missing-imports project_name/
+
+.PHONY: test
+test: lint        ## Run tests and generate coverage report.
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)pytest -v --cov-config .coveragerc --cov=project_name -l --tb=short --maxfail=1 tests/
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)coverage xml
+	$(ENV_PREFIX)coverage html
+
+.PHONY: watch
+watch:            ## Run tests on every change.
+	ls **/**.py | entr $(ENV_PREFIX)pytest -s -vvv -l --tb=long --maxfail=1 tests/
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:            ## Clean unused files.
+	@find ./ -name '*.pyc' -exec rm -f {} \;
+	@find ./ -name '__pycache__' -exec rm -rf {} \;
+	@find ./ -name 'Thumbs.db' -exec rm -f {} \;
+	@find ./ -name '*~' -exec rm -f {} \;
+	@rm -rf .cache
+	@rm -rf .pytest_cache
+	@rm -rf .mypy_cache
+	@rm -rf build
+	@rm -rf dist
+	@rm -rf *.egg-info
+	@rm -rf htmlcov
+	@rm -rf .tox/
+	@rm -rf docs/_build
+
+.PHONY: virtualenv
+virtualenv:       ## Create a virtual environment.
+	@if [ "$(USING_POETRY)" ]; then poetry install && exit; fi
+	@echo "creating virtualenv ..."
+	@rm -rf .venv
+	@python3 -m venv .venv
+	@./.venv/bin/pip install -U pip
+	@./.venv/bin/pip install -e .[test]
+	@echo
+	@echo "!!! Please run 'source .venv/bin/activate' to enable the environment !!!"
+
+.PHONY: release
+release:          ## Create a new tag for release.
+	@echo "WARNING: This operation will create s version tag and push to github"
+	@read -p "Version? (provide the next x.y.z semver) : " TAG
+	@echo "$${TAG}" > project_name/VERSION
+	@$(ENV_PREFIX)gitchangelog > HISTORY.md
+	@git add project_name/VERSION HISTORY.md
+	@git commit -m "release: version $${TAG} 🚀"
+	@echo "creating git tag : $${TAG}"
+	@git tag $${TAG}
+	@git push -u origin HEAD --tags
+	@echo "Github Actions will detect the new tag and release the new version."
+
+.PHONY: docs
+docs:             ## Build the documentation.
+	@echo "building documentation ..."
+	@$(ENV_PREFIX)mkdocs build
+	URL="site/index.html"; xdg-open $$URL || sensible-browser $$URL || x-www-browser $$URL || gnome-open $$URL || open $$URL
+
+.PHONY: switch-to-poetry
+switch-to-poetry: ## Switch to poetry package manager.
+	@echo "Switching to poetry ..."
+	@if ! poetry --version > /dev/null; then echo 'poetry is required, install from https://python-poetry.org/'; exit 1; fi
+	@rm -rf .venv
+	@poetry init --no-interaction --name=a_flask_test --author=rochacbruno
+	@echo "" >> pyproject.toml
+	@echo "[tool.poetry.scripts]" >> pyproject.toml
+	@echo "project_name = 'project_name.__main__:main'" >> pyproject.toml
+	@cat requirements.txt | while read in; do poetry add --no-interaction "$${in}"; done
+	@cat requirements-test.txt | while read in; do poetry add --no-interaction "$${in}" --dev; done
+	@poetry install --no-interaction
+	@mkdir -p .github/backup
+	@mv requirements* .github/backup
+	@mv setup.py .github/backup
+	@echo "You have switched to https://python-poetry.org/ package manager."
+	@echo "Please run 'poetry shell' or 'poetry run project_name'"
+
+.PHONY: init
+init:             ## Initialize the project based on an application template.
+	@./.github/init.sh
+
+
+# This project has been generated from rochacbruno/python-project-template
+# __author__ = 'rochacbruno'
+# __repo__ = https://github.com/rochacbruno/python-project-template
+# __sponsor__ = https://github.com/sponsors/rochacbruno/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+
+# Python Project Template
+
+A low dependency and really simple to start project template for Python Projects.
+
+See also 
+- [Flask-Project-Template](https://github.com/rochacbruno/flask-project-template/) for a full feature Flask project including database, API, admin interface, etc.
+- [FastAPI-Project-Template](https://github.com/rochacbruno/fastapi-project-template/) The base to start an openapi project featuring: SQLModel, Typer, FastAPI, JWT Token Auth, Interactive Shell, Management Commands.
+
+### HOW TO USE THIS TEMPLATE
+
+> **DO NOT FORK** this is meant to be used from **[Use this template](https://github.com/rochacbruno/python-project-template/generate)** feature.
+
+1. Click on **[Use this template](https://github.com/rochacbruno/python-project-template/generate)**
+3. Give a name to your project  
+   (e.g. `my_awesome_project` recommendation is to use all lowercase and underscores separation for repo names.)
+3. Wait until the first run of CI finishes  
+   (Github Actions will process the template and commit to your new repo)
+4. If you want [codecov](https://about.codecov.io/sign-up/) Reports and Automatic Release to [PyPI](https://pypi.org)  
+  On the new repository `settings->secrets` add your `PYPI_API_TOKEN` and `CODECOV_TOKEN` (get the tokens on respective websites)
+4. Read the file [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
+5. Then clone your new project and happy coding!
+
+> **NOTE**: **WAIT** until first CI run on github actions before cloning your new project.
+
+### What is included on this template?
+
+- 🖼️ Templates for starting multiple application types:
+  * **Basic low dependency** Python program (default) [use this template](https://github.com/rochacbruno/python-project-template/generate)
+  * **Flask** with database, admin interface, restapi and authentication [use this template](https://github.com/rochacbruno/flask-project-template/generate).
+  **or Run `make init` after cloning to generate a new project based on a template.**
+- 📦 A basic [setup.py](setup.py) file to provide installation, packaging and distribution for your project.  
+  Template uses setuptools because it's the de-facto standard for Python packages, you can run `make switch-to-poetry` later if you want.
+- 🤖 A [Makefile](Makefile) with the most useful commands to install, test, lint, format and release your project.
+- 📃 Documentation structure using [mkdocs](http://www.mkdocs.org)
+- 💬 Auto generation of change log using **gitchangelog** to keep a HISTORY.md file automatically based on your commit history on every release.
+- 🐋 A simple [Containerfile](Containerfile) to build a container image for your project.  
+  `Containerfile` is a more open standard for building container images than Dockerfile, you can use buildah or docker with this file.
+- 🧪 Testing structure using [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/)
+- ✅ Code linting using [flake8](https://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/)
+- 📊 Code coverage reports using [codecov](https://about.codecov.io/sign-up/)
+- 🛳️ Automatic release to [PyPI](https://pypi.org) using [twine](https://twine.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) and github actions.
+- 🎯 Entry points to execute your program using `python -m <project_name>` or `$ project_name` with basic CLI argument parsing.
+- 🔄 Continuous integration using [Github Actions](.github/workflows/) with jobs to lint, test and release your project on Linux, Mac and Windows environments.
+
+> Curious about architectural decisions on this template? read [ABOUT_THIS_TEMPLATE.md](ABOUT_THIS_TEMPLATE.md)  
+> If you want to contribute to this template please open an [issue](https://github.com/rochacbruno/python-project-template/issues) or fork and send a PULL REQUEST.
+
+[❤️ Sponsor this project](https://github.com/sponsors/rochacbruno/)
+
+<!--  DELETE THE LINES ABOVE THIS AND WRITE YOUR PROJECT README BELOW -->
+
+---
+# project_name
+
+[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/author_name/project_urlname/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=project_urlname_token_here)](https://codecov.io/gh/author_name/project_urlname)
+[![CI](https://github.com/author_name/project_urlname/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/author_name/project_urlname/actions/workflows/main.yml)
+
+project_description
+
+## Install it from PyPI
+
+```bash
+pip install project_name
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```py
+from project_name import BaseClass
+from project_name import base_function
+
+BaseClass().base_method()
+base_function()
+```
+
+```bash
+$ python -m project_name
+#or
+$ project_name
+```
+
+## Development
+
+Read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..000ea34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Welcome to MkDocs
+
+For full documentation visit [mkdocs.org](https://www.mkdocs.org).
+
+## Commands
+
+* `mkdocs new [dir-name]` - Create a new project.
+* `mkdocs serve` - Start the live-reloading docs server.
+* `mkdocs build` - Build the documentation site.
+* `mkdocs -h` - Print help message and exit.
+
+## Project layout
+
+    mkdocs.yml    # The configuration file.
+    docs/
+        index.md  # The documentation homepage.
+        ...       # Other markdown pages, images and other files.
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a69ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site_name: project_name
+theme: readthedocs
diff --git a/project_name/VERSION b/project_name/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e8bf73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project_name/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.1.0
diff --git a/project_name/__init__.py b/project_name/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/project_name/__main__.py b/project_name/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ba8b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project_name/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""Entry point for project_name."""
+
+from project_name.cli import main  # pragma: no cover
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
diff --git a/project_name/base.py b/project_name/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac590b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project_name/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"""
+project_name base module.
+
+This is the principal module of the project_name project.
+here you put your main classes and objects.
+
+Be creative! do whatever you want!
+
+If you want to replace this with a Flask application run:
+
+    $ make init
+
+and then choose `flask` as template.
+"""
+
+# example constant variable
+NAME = "project_name"
diff --git a/project_name/cli.py b/project_name/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66e9ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project_name/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""CLI interface for project_name project.
+
+Be creative! do whatever you want!
+
+- Install click or typer and create a CLI app
+- Use builtin argparse
+- Start a web application
+- Import things from your .base module
+"""
+
+
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    """
+    The main function executes on commands:
+    `python -m project_name` and `$ project_name `.
+
+    This is your program's entry point.
+
+    You can change this function to do whatever you want.
+    Examples:
+        * Run a test suite
+        * Run a server
+        * Do some other stuff
+        * Run a command line application (Click, Typer, ArgParse)
+        * List all available tasks
+        * Run an application (Flask, FastAPI, Django, etc.)
+    """
+    print("This will do something")
diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e89ee5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# These requirements are for development and testing only, not for production.
+pytest
+coverage
+flake8
+black
+isort
+pytest-cov
+mypy
+gitchangelog
+mkdocs
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b05f2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This template is a low-dependency template. 
+# By default there is no requirements added here.
+# Add the requirements you need to this file.
+# or run `make init` to create this file automatically based on the template.
+# You can also run `make switch-to-poetry` to use the poetry package manager.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7547627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+"""Python setup.py for project_name package"""
+import io
+import os
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
+
+
+def read(*paths, **kwargs):
+    """Read the contents of a text file safely.
+    >>> read("project_name", "VERSION")
+    '0.1.0'
+    >>> read("README.md")
+    ...
+    """
+
+    content = ""
+    with io.open(
+        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), *paths),
+        encoding=kwargs.get("encoding", "utf8"),
+    ) as open_file:
+        content = open_file.read().strip()
+    return content
+
+
+def read_requirements(path):
+    return [
+        line.strip()
+        for line in read(path).split("\n")
+        if not line.startswith(('"', "#", "-", "git+"))
+    ]
+
+
+setup(
+    name="project_name",
+    version=read("project_name", "VERSION"),
+    description="project_description",
+    url="https://github.com/author_name/project_urlname/",
+    long_description=read("README.md"),
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    author="author_name",
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests", ".github"]),
+    install_requires=read_requirements("requirements.txt"),
+    entry_points={
+        "console_scripts": ["project_name = project_name.__main__:main"]
+    },
+    extras_require={"test": read_requirements("requirements-test.txt")},
+)
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cbb7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import sys
+import pytest
+
+
+# each test runs on cwd to its temp dir
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def go_to_tmpdir(request):
+    # Get the fixture dynamically by its name.
+    tmpdir = request.getfixturevalue("tmpdir")
+    # ensure local test created packages can be imported
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(tmpdir))
+    # Chdir only for the duration of the test.
+    with tmpdir.as_cwd():
+        yield
diff --git a/tests/test_base.py b/tests/test_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1b765f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from project_name.base import NAME
+
+
+def test_base():
+    assert NAME == "project_name"