jeremykubica · Oct 9, 2026 · Oct 9, 2026 · Oct 9, 2026 · Oct 9, 2026
diff --git 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/...ithub/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml.jinja → ...de %}publish-to-pypi.yml{% endif %}.jinja b/...ithub/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml.jinja → ...de %}publish-to-pypi.yml{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/...te/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml.jinja → ...ns_code %}smoke-test.yml{% endif %}.jinja b/...te/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml.jinja → ...ns_code %}smoke-test.yml{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/.../workflows/testing-and-coverage.yml.jinja → ...testing-and-coverage.yml{% endif %}.jinja b/.../workflows/testing-and-coverage.yml.jinja → ...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
@@ -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/...nforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja → ...nforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja b/...nforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja → ...nforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/...te/src/{{package_name}}/__init__.py.jinja → ...dif %}/{{package_name}}/__init__.py.jinja b/...te/src/{{package_name}}/__init__.py.jinja → ...dif %}/{{package_name}}/__init__.py.jinja
diff --git a/...ple_module %}example_module.py{% endif %} → ...ple_module %}example_module.py{% endif %} b/...ple_module %}example_module.py{% endif %} → ...ple_module %}example_module.py{% endif %}
diff --git a/...hmarks %}example_benchmarks.py{% endif %} → ...hmarks %}example_benchmarks.py{% endif %} b/...hmarks %}example_benchmarks.py{% endif %} → ...hmarks %}example_benchmarks.py{% endif %}
diff --git a/...ing != 'none' %}py.typed{% endif %}.jinja → ...ing != 'none' %}py.typed{% endif %}.jinja b/...ing != 'none' %}py.typed{% endif %}.jinja → ...ing != 'none' %}py.typed{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/...nforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja → ...nforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja b/...nforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja → ...nforce_style %}.pylintrc{% endif %}.jinja
diff --git a/... in enforce_style %}.ruff.toml{% endif %} → ... in enforce_style %}.ruff.toml{% endif %} b/... in enforce_style %}.ruff.toml{% endif %} → ... in enforce_style %}.ruff.toml{% endif %}
diff --git a/...mplate/tests/{{package_name}}/conftest.py → ...s{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/conftest.py b/...mplate/tests/{{package_name}}/conftest.py → ...s{% endif %}/{{package_name}}/conftest.py
diff --git a/.../{{package_name}}/test_packaging.py.jinja → .../{{package_name}}/test_packaging.py.jinja b/.../{{package_name}}/test_packaging.py.jinja → .../{{package_name}}/test_packaging.py.jinja
diff --git a/...%}test_example_module.py{% endif %}.jinja → ...%}test_example_module.py{% endif %}.jinja b/...%}test_example_module.py{% endif %}.jinja → ...%}test_example_module.py{% endif %}.jinja