--- a/makeitso/python.py	Tue Jul 30 15:20:38 2013 -0700
+++ b/makeitso/python.py	Tue Jul 30 15:29:56 2013 -0700
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 
 class PythonTemplate(MakeItSoTemplate):
   """abstract base class for python-type templates"""
+  vars = [Variable('description'),
+          Variable('author', 'author of the package'),
+          Variable('email', "author's email"),
+          Variable('url', 'project url'),
+          Variable('repo', 'project repository'),
+          ]
 
   def path2name(self, path):
     return os.path.basename(path.rstrip(os.path.sep))
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@
 class PythonScriptTemplate(PythonTemplate):
   """template for a single python script"""
   templates = [('python_package', '{{package}}', '{{main}}.py')]
-
+  vars = [Variable('description')]
 
 class PythonModuleTemplate(PythonTemplate):
   """single module python package"""

--- a/makeitso/python_module/{{module}}.py	Tue Jul 30 15:20:38 2013 -0700
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-"""
-{{module}}
-{{description}}
-"""
-
-import optparse
-import sys
-
-def add_options(parser):
-    """add {{module}} options to an OptionParser instance"""
-
-
-def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
-
-    # parse command line arguments
-    usage = '%prog [options] ...'
-    class PlainDescriptionFormatter(optparse.IndentedHelpFormatter):
-        """description formatter"""
-        def format_description(self, description):
-            if description:
-                return description.strip() + '\n'
-            else:
-                return ''
-    parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage, description=__doc__, formatter=PlainDescriptionFormatter())
-    add_options(parser)
-    options, args = parser.parse_args(args)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()

--- a/makeitso/python_package/{{package}}/main.py	Tue Jul 30 15:20:38 2013 -0700
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-"""
-{{description}}
-"""
-
-import optparse
-import os
-import subprocess
-import sys
-
-def add_options(parser):
-    """add {{package}} options to an OptionParser instance"""
-
-def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
-
-    # parse command line options
-    usage = '%prog [options] ...'
-    class PlainDescriptionFormatter(optparse.IndentedHelpFormatter):
-        """description formatter for console script entry point"""
-        def format_description(self, description):
-            if description:
-                return description.strip() + '\n'
-            else:
-                return ''
-    parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage, description=__doc__, formatter=PlainDescriptionFormatter())
-    options, args = parser.parse_args(args)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-  main()

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/makeitso/python_package/{{package}}/{{main}}.py	Tue Jul 30 15:29:56 2013 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+{{description}}
+"""
+
+import optparse
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+def add_options(parser):
+    """add {{package}} options to an OptionParser instance"""
+
+def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
+
+    # parse command line options
+    usage = '%prog [options] ...'
+    class PlainDescriptionFormatter(optparse.IndentedHelpFormatter):
+        """description formatter for console script entry point"""
+        def format_description(self, description):
+            if description:
+                return description.strip() + '\n'
+            else:
+                return ''
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage, description=__doc__, formatter=PlainDescriptionFormatter())
+    options, args = parser.parse_args(args)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  main()