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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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* Make online documentation optional [#476](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/pull/476)

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* Update the user documentation (README.md) of the template [#575](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/pull/623)
* added value field to license options [#617](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/pull/617)
* fix filename typo of githooks [#611](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/pull/609)
* next_steps.md is shown as a copier message [#609](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/pull/609)
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14 changes: 11 additions & 3 deletions README.md
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# Netherlands eScience Center Python Template

Spend less time setting up and configuring your new Python packages which includes research software good practices from the start.
Are you writing research software? Save your time on setting up and configuring your new Python packages by using this template. This [Copier-based](https://copier.readthedocs.io) template includes best practices for research software from the beginning. You can choose from various user profiles, each offering a range of features to suit your needs.

Use this [Copier](https://copier.readthedocs.io) template to generate an empty Python package. Features include:
## User profiles
- **Minimum**
As the name suggests, this profile provides the bare essentials to get started with a Python package.This is a good place to start if this is your first time writing research software. You can always add more features later.
- **Recommended**
Building on the Minimum profile, this option includes a carefully selected set of features that we believe users will find useful. However, all features can be customized by the user.
- **Let me choose**
This fully customizable profile allows you to select from a list of features to include in your package according to your preferences.

## Features

- Boilerplate unit tests and documentation,
- [Python static setup configuration](template/pyproject.toml.jinja),
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- [README.md](template/README.md.jinja) for package users,
- [README.dev.md](template/README.dev.md.jinja) for package developer,
- [project_setup.md](template/project_setup.md.jinja) with extensive documentation about project setup,
- [Change log](template/%7B%25%20if%20AddChangeLog%20%25%7DCHANGELOG.md%7B%25%20endif%20%25%7D),
- [Changelog](template/%7B%25%20if%20AddChangeLog%20%25%7DCHANGELOG.md%7B%25%20endif%20%25%7D),
- [Code of Conduct](template/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md.jinja),
- [Contributing guidelines](template/CONTRIBUTING.md.jinja),
- Continuous code quality and code coverage reporting using [Sonarcloud](https://sonarcloud.io/),
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