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narr/extending
narr/advconfig
narr/extconfig
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narr/scaffolding
narr/upgrading
narr/threadlocals
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+.. _cookiecutters:
+
+Pyramid cookiecutters
+=====================
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.8
+
+A :term:`cookiecutter` is a command-line utility that creates projects from :ref:`cookiecutters <cookiecutter:readme>` (project templates), e.g., creating a Python package project from a Python package project template.
+
+Pyramid cookiecutters have replaced the now deprecated Pyramid scaffolds, and should be used going forward. Pyramid cookiecutters released under the Pylons Project include:
+
+* `pyramid-cookiecutter-alchemy <https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid-cookiecutter-alchemy>`_
+* `pyramid-cookiecutter-starter <https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid-cookiecutter-starter>`_
+* `pyramid-cookiecutter-zodb <https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid-cookiecutter-zodb>`_
+
+Development of cookiecutters is documented under `Learn the Basics of Cookiecutter by Creating a Cookiecutter <https://cookiecutter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/first_steps.html>`_.
+
+.. seealso:: See also `Cookiecutter Features <https://cookiecutter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/readme.html#features>`_.
+
+.. seealso:: See also :term:`scaffold`.
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Creating Pyramid Scaffolds
==========================
+.. deprecated:: 1.8
+
+ Scaffolds and the ``pcreate`` script used to generate :app:`Pyramid` projects from scaffolds have been deprecated. Use :ref:`cookiecutters` instead.
+
You can extend Pyramid by creating a :term:`scaffold` template. A scaffold
template is useful if you'd like to distribute a customizable configuration of
Pyramid to other users. Once you've created a scaffold, and someone has