diff --git a/copier.yml b/copier.yml
index 4cef954..c392b47 100644
--- a/copier.yml
+++ b/copier.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ custom_install:
         retrofitting existing project: retrofit
         custom: custom
 
+contains_code:
+    help: The repo contains some code that should be tested.
+    type: bool
+    default: >-
+        {% if custom_install != 'notebook' %}
+        true
+        {% else %}
+        false
+        {% endif %}
+    when: false  # Automatically determined, not asked to the user.
+
 project_name:
     type: str
     help: What is the name of your project?
@@ -119,7 +130,7 @@ mypy_type_checking:
 create_example_module:
     help: Do you want to create some example module code?
     type: bool
-    default: yes
+    default: "{{ contains_code }}"
     choices:
         yes: true
         no: false
@@ -153,7 +164,7 @@ include_dev_guide:
 include_benchmarks:
     help: Do you want to enable benchmarking?
     type: bool
-    default: yes
+    default: "{{ contains_code }}"
     choices:
         yes: true
         no: false
diff --git a/python-project-template/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml.jinja b/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if contains_code %}publish-to-pypi.yml{% endif %}.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml.jinja
rename to python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if contains_code %}publish-to-pypi.yml{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/python-project-template/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml.jinja b/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if contains_code %}smoke-test.yml{% endif %}.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml.jinja
rename to python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if contains_code %}smoke-test.yml{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/python-project-template/.github/workflows/testing-and-coverage.yml.jinja b/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if contains_code %}testing-and-coverage.yml{% endif %}.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/.github/workflows/testing-and-coverage.yml.jinja
rename to python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if contains_code %}testing-and-coverage.yml{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/python-project-template/.pre-commit-config.yaml.jinja b/python-project-template/.pre-commit-config.yaml.jinja
index 64956f6..4be5d0a 100644
--- a/python-project-template/.pre-commit-config.yaml.jinja
+++ b/python-project-template/.pre-commit-config.yaml.jinja
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ repos:
         args:
           ["docs/pre_executed/"]
 {%- endif %}
+{%- if contains_code %}
     # Run unit tests, verify that they pass. Note that coverage is run against
     # the ./src directory here because that is what will be committed. In the
     # github workflow script, the coverage is run against the installed package
@@ -165,3 +166,4 @@ repos:
         language: system
         pass_filenames: false
         always_run: true
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/python-project-template/src/{% if 'pylint' in enforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja b/python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}src{% endif %}/{% if 'pylint' in enforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/src/{% if 'pylint' in enforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja
rename to python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}src{% endif %}/{% if 'pylint' in enforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/python-project-template/src/{{package_name}}/__init__.py.jinja b/python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}src{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/__init__.py.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/src/{{package_name}}/__init__.py.jinja
rename to python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}src{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/__init__.py.jinja
diff --git a/python-project-template/src/{{package_name}}/{% if create_example_module %}example_module.py{% endif %} b/python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}src{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/{% if create_example_module %}example_module.py{% endif %}
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/src/{{package_name}}/{% if create_example_module %}example_module.py{% endif %}
rename to python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}src{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/{% if create_example_module %}example_module.py{% endif %}
diff --git a/python-project-template/src/{{package_name}}/{% if include_benchmarks %}example_benchmarks.py{% endif %} b/python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}src{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/{% if include_benchmarks %}example_benchmarks.py{% endif %}
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/src/{{package_name}}/{% if include_benchmarks %}example_benchmarks.py{% endif %}
rename to python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}src{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/{% if include_benchmarks %}example_benchmarks.py{% endif %}
diff --git a/python-project-template/src/{{package_name}}/{% if mypy_type_checking != 'none' %}py.typed{% endif %}.jinja b/python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}src{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/{% if mypy_type_checking != 'none' %}py.typed{% endif %}.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/src/{{package_name}}/{% if mypy_type_checking != 'none' %}py.typed{% endif %}.jinja
rename to python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}src{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/{% if mypy_type_checking != 'none' %}py.typed{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/python-project-template/tests/{% if 'pylint' in enforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja b/python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}tests{% endif %}/{% if 'pylint' in enforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/tests/{% if 'pylint' in enforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja
rename to python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}tests{% endif %}/{% if 'pylint' in enforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/python-project-template/tests/{% if 'ruff' in enforce_style %}.ruff.toml{% endif %} b/python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}tests{% endif %}/{% if 'ruff' in enforce_style %}.ruff.toml{% endif %}
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/tests/{% if 'ruff' in enforce_style %}.ruff.toml{% endif %}
rename to python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}tests{% endif %}/{% if 'ruff' in enforce_style %}.ruff.toml{% endif %}
diff --git a/python-project-template/tests/{{package_name}}/conftest.py b/python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}tests{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/conftest.py
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/tests/{{package_name}}/conftest.py
rename to python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}tests{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/conftest.py
diff --git a/python-project-template/tests/{{package_name}}/test_packaging.py.jinja b/python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}tests{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/test_packaging.py.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/tests/{{package_name}}/test_packaging.py.jinja
rename to python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}tests{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/test_packaging.py.jinja
diff --git a/python-project-template/tests/{{package_name}}/{% if create_example_module %}test_example_module.py{% endif %}.jinja b/python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}tests{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/{% if create_example_module %}test_example_module.py{% endif %}.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from python-project-template/tests/{{package_name}}/{% if create_example_module %}test_example_module.py{% endif %}.jinja
rename to python-project-template/{% if contains_code %}tests{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/{% if create_example_module %}test_example_module.py{% endif %}.jinja