--- a/makeitso/makeitso.py	Fri Jan 14 07:29:23 2011 -0800
+++ b/makeitso/makeitso.py	Fri Jan 14 07:35:19 2011 -0800
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
 
 # get templates from pkg_resources
 # (MakeItSo! and [TODO] pastescript templates)
-# this should go last to ensure the module is wholly loaded
+# this should go last to ensure the module is wholly loaded [?]
 def get_entry_points():
     retval = {}
     try:

--- a/makeitso/python.py	Fri Jan 14 07:29:23 2011 -0800
+++ b/makeitso/python.py	Fri Jan 14 07:35:19 2011 -0800
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from cli import MakeItSoCLI
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from template import MakeItSoTemplate
+from template import Variable
 
 class PythonPackageTemplate(MakeItSoTemplate):
   """
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@
   """
   name = 'python-package'
   templates = ['python_package']
+  vars = [Variable('description'),
+          Variable('url'),
+          Variable('repo', 'project repository'),
+          ]
   look = True
 
   # things that go in setup.py
@@ -39,6 +44,17 @@
   def __init__(self, **kw):
     MakeItSoTemplate.__init__(self, **kw)
 
+  def pre(self, variables, output):
+    """
+    sanitize some variables
+    """
+
+    # dependencies
+    dependencies = []
+    
+    # console_scripts
+    console_scripts = []
+
 class PythonPackageCLI(MakeItSoCLI):
   """
   CLI front end for the python package template