Question: I would like to customize the files and folders created when running 

```
python manage.py startapp appname

```

I find doing some things over and over again and I think it would be neat, if my customizations are present when I create a new app. 

Do you know where I can customize the default files when an app is created?

Answer: 
`startapp` and `startproject` accept a `--template` flag with which you can specify a directory or compressed file that the command should use as a template for you new app or project. It also passes in a context with your app/project name that you can insert into your templates with template tags.

See <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/django-admin/#startapp-appname-destination> for the details.

It looks like this was added in 1.4.
You can copy your customized files instead of using the created ones without problem.