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Introduction
Description
Arguments
Options

API Reference

lean create-project

Introduction

Create a new project containing starter code. 

$ lean create-project <name> [options]

Description

Creates a new project with some basic starter code. If the language is set to python, this generates a main.py file, a Python-based research notebook, a project configuration file, and editor configuration files for PyCharm and VS Code.

If the language is set to csharp this generates a Main.cs file, a C#-based research notebook, a project configuration file, and editor configuration files for Visual Studio, Rider, and VS Code.

A full list of the created files can be found on the Projects > Structure page.

If no --language is given, the default language saved in the global configuration is used. You can update the default language to Python by running lean config set default-language python or to C# by running lean config set default-language csharp.

If the given project name contains slashes, the name is parsed as a path and the project is created in a subdirectory. Any subdirectories that don't exist yet are created automatically.

Arguments

The lean create-project command expects the following arguments:

ArgumentDescription
<name>The name of the project to create. This name may contain slashes to create a project in a subdirectory.

Options

The lean create-project command supports the following options:

OptionDescription
--language <value>The language of the project to create, must be either python or csharp.
--verboseEnable debug logging.
--helpDisplay the help text of the lean create-project command and exit.

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