pysandbox.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Create a throwaway Python project
# Usage:
#
# 1. Put the script as `pysandbox` somewhere on your PATH
# 2. 
#    if (you want a predefined project name):
#           source pysandbox play-around-with-aioredis
#    elif (you want a random one):
#           source pysandbox
# 3. ???
# 4. PROFIT
# 
# Optionally you can put a `git-ignore` file in `~/python-sandboxes`.
# It will be copied as `.gitignore` to every new project.
#

if [ -z "$1" ]
then
    KEY=`tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 </dev/urandom | head -c 13 ; echo ''`
else
    KEY="$1"
fi

echo $KEY

mkdir -p "$HOME/python-sandboxes/$KEY"
cd "$HOME/python-sandboxes/$KEY"
touch requirements.txt
python3 -m venv .venv

cp ../git-ignore ./.gitignore
git init

code .
source .venv/bin/activate