Python package structures and how to build a package automatically

A python package usually has the following structure:

funniest/
    funniest/
        __init__.py
        command_line.py
        tests/
            __init__.py
            test_joke.py
            test_command_line.py
    MANIFEST.in
    README.rst
    setup.py
    .gitignore

http://python-packaging.readthedocs.io/en/latest/everything.html

To build one package automatically, one can use cookiecutter

https://www.pydanny.com/cookie-project-templates-made-easy.html

https://github.com.audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage.git