📝 Revamp README for better clarity and expanded features

Completely restructured the README to improve clarity and detail the
features of the modern Python project template. Updated sections
include an enhanced features list, instructions on getting started,
creating a new project, and contributing guidelines. Added a badge for
encouraging pull requests and incorporated new structured headers for
better readability.

Author: tsvikas

README.md

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-# my python copier template
+# Modern Python Project Template
 
 [![Copier](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/copier-org/copier/master/img/badge/badge-black.json)](https://github.com/copier-org/copier)
 [![Tests](https://github.com/tsvikas/python-template/actions/workflows/uv-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tsvikas/python-template/actions/workflows/uv-tests.yml)
+[![PRs Welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square)](http://makeapullrequest.com)
 
-## features
+A modern Python project template using recommended development tools and best practices.
 
-This is a modern python project template, aiming to use modern and recommended tools for developments.
+## Features
 
-Partial list of included tools:
+This template provides a comprehensive set of tools to streamline your Python development workflow:
 
-### code:
+### Code Structure
+- Command-line interface with [Typer](https://typer.tiangolo.com/)
+- Advanced logging with [Loguru](https://loguru.readthedocs.io/)
+- Modern project layout following best practices
 
-- cli with [typer](https://typer.tiangolo.com/)
-- logging with [loguru](https://loguru.readthedocs.io/)
+### Development Tools
+- Python dependency management with [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) (faster alternative to pip/poetry)
+- Versioning management with [uv-dynamic-versioning](https://github.com/ninoseki/uv-dynamic-versioning)
+- Task automation with [Just](https://just.systems/man/en/) command runner
 
-### dev tools:
+### Code Quality
+- Testing framework with [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/)
+  - Coverage reports via [pytest-coverage](https://pytest-cov.readthedocs.io/)
+  - Performance benchmarking with [pytest-benchmark](https://pytest-benchmark.readthedocs.io/)
+  - Additional pytest plugins for a better testing experience
+- Code formatting with [Black](https://black.readthedocs.io/) or [Ruff formatter](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/formatter/)
+- Comprehensive linting with [Ruff](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/)
+- Static type checking with [MyPy](https://mypy-lang.org/)
 
-- python dependency management with [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)
-- versioning with
-  [uv-dynamic-versioning](https://github.com/ninoseki/uv-dynamic-versioning)
-- task runner [just](https://just.systems/man/en/)
+### CI/CD Integration
+- Git hooks via [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) with many hooks pre-configured
+- Ready-to-use [GitHub workflows](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows)
 
-### code quality tools:
+### Configuration Files
+- [EditorConfig](https://editorconfig.org/) for consistent formatting across editors
+- Comprehensive [.gitignore](https://gitignore.io/) file
+- Sensible defaults for all included tools
 
-- testing with [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/),
-  [pytest-coverage](https://pytest-cov.readthedocs.io/),
-  [pytest-benchmark](https://pytest-benchmark.readthedocs.io/),
-  and more
-- formatting with [black](https://black.readthedocs.io/)
-  or [ruff-format](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/formatter/)
-- linting with [ruff](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/)
-- type checking with [mypy](https://mypy-lang.org/)
+### Documentation (Coming Soon)
+- Documentation generation
+- Automatic API documentation
 
-### ci tools:
+## Getting Started
 
-- [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/)
-  with many hooks pre-configured
-- [github workflows](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows)
+### Prerequisites
 
-### other pre-set config files:
+- To copy from this template, you need [Copier](https://copier.readthedocs.io/) with the [copier_templates_extensions](https://github.com/copier-org/copier-templates-extensions) package
+  ```bash
+  uv tool install copier --with copier_templates_extensions
+  ```
 
-- [EditorConfig](https://editorconfig.org/)
-- [gitignore](https://gitignore.io/)
+- After the template is used, Only [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) is required to begin development
 
-### documentation generation:
+- All the other tools are installed and managed automatically by uv using python's [dependency-groups](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/dependency-groups/).
+  uv make sure that the versions are the same for all development environments.
 
-WIP
+- Out of those tools, manually installing [just](https://just.systems/man/en/packages.html),
+  is convenient, as it allows you to run `just <taskname>` instead of `uv run just <taskname>`
 
-## Usage
+### Creating a New Project
 
-### Requirements
+Generate a new project with:
 
-- To create a project from the template, you need [copier](https://copier.readthedocs.io/),
-  with [copier_templates_extensions](https://github.com/copier-org/copier-templates-extensions).
-  To install: `uv tool install copier --with copier_templates_extensions`
+```bash
+copier copy gh:tsvikas/python-template ~/path/to/project/directory/
+```
 
-- The development requirements for the created project is only
-  [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/).
+Follow the interactive questionnaire to customize your project.
 
-- Other dev-tools can be installed too, but on default they are easily managed by uv using
-  python's [dependency-groups](https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/dependency-groups/).
-  It is convenient to install [just](https://just.systems/man/en/packages.html),
-  as it allows you to run `just <taskname>` instead of `uv run just <taskname>`
+### Developing Your Project
 
-### Create a new project from the template:
+After creating your project, run those commands from the project directory:
 
-Run
-`copier copy gh:tsvikas/python-template ~/path/to/project/directory/`
-and answer the questionnaire.
+- Run the test suite: `just test`
+- Run linting and formatting: `just lint` and `just format`
 
-### Developing your project
+See the generated `justfile` for all available commands.
 
-WIP
+## Contributing
+
+I am exicited to see this template being used.
+Feel free to suggest improvements or tell me about issues.
+Contributions and Pull Requests are welcome!