Cookiecutter doesn't create agent.py - should it?

[jackiekazil]

mesa startproject does not create an agent.py, because it puts in the agent in the model.py. Should it create an agent.py? I suspect that most people would have models complex enough that they should be separating it. Thoughts?

For reference, this is the format of the cookiecutter project: https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/tree/main/mesa/cookiecutter-mesa/%7B%7Bcookiecutter.snake%7D%7D

[rht]

My thought is that it might be overwhelming to have too many files as a starting point, that starting an ABM model from scratch could be perceived to be complex with lots of boilerplate code/files. But this might also be a cultural thing, because in MATLAB, every function is separated in their own file.

But splitting model.py into model.py and agent.py sounds fine to me, because the user already has a preconceived idea of what should be put there. While run.py and server.py need explanation.

[rht]

See also #1269.

[quaquel]

Cookiecutter got removed in #2421.