---
name: create-project
description: Create a new Fission Python project from the standard template
---

Create a new Fission Python project by running the create-project script.

## Usage

Run the following command from the repository root:

```bash
./fission-python/create-project.sh <project-name> [destination-directory]
```

- `project-name`: Name for the new project (letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores only)
- `destination-directory`: Where to create the project (default: current directory)

## What it does

1. Copies the template from `fission-python/template/`
2. Substitutes project name in `.fission/deployment.json`, override files, `src/helpers.py`, and `README.md`
3. Validates the created project structure (build.sh, requirements.txt, workflows, docstrings)
4. Creates a `.env` file with default environment variables

## Example

User asks: "Create a new Fission project called my-api in ./projects/"

```bash
./fission-python/create-project.sh my-api ./projects/
```