Create a new project

Once you have installed Kedro, to create a new, empty project, you can answer a series of questions, or use settings recorded in a configuration file.

If you want to create a Kedro project that is populated with some template or example code, you can specify the --starter flag to use Kedro starters. Read the guide to creating new projects with Kedro Starters for more information.

Create a new project interactively

Create a new project in your current working directory:

kedro new

You will be asked to enter the project_name. The project_name must be at least two characters long, and only contain alphanumeric symbols, spaces, underscores and hyphens. The project_name is used to automatically generate the repo_name and python_package.

Option	Example	Description
project_name	Get Started	A human-readable name for your new project
repo_name	get-started	Directory that holds your project repository
python_package	get_started	A name for the Python package name in your project (short, all-lowercase)

The output lists the directory in which to find the project.

Create a new project from a configuration file

You can create a new project from a configuration file if you prefer. The file must contain:

• output_dir The path in which to create the project directory

• project_name

• repo_name

• python_package

The output_dir can be set to wherever you want to create the project. For example, ~ for your home directory, or . for the current working directory. Here is an example config.yml, which assumes that a directory named ~/code already exists:

output_dir: ~/code
project_name: Get Started
repo_name: get-started
python_package: get_started

To create the new project:

kedro new --config config.yml

Initialise a git repository

Having created your new project, if you are using git, you may want to set up a new repository by calling:

git init