def copy_template(template_name, copy_to, **options):
    import django_extensions

    style = color_style()
    ERROR = getattr(style, 'ERROR', lambda x: x)
    SUCCESS = getattr(style, 'SUCCESS', lambda x: x)

    template_dir = os.path.join(django_extensions.__path__[0], 'conf', template_name)

    # walks the template structure and copies it
    for d, subdirs, files in os.walk(template_dir):
        relative_dir = d[len(template_dir) + 1:]
        if relative_dir and not os.path.exists(os.path.join(copy_to, relative_dir)):
            os.mkdir(os.path.join(copy_to, relative_dir))
        for i, subdir in enumerate(subdirs):
            if subdir.startswith('.'):
                del subdirs[i]
        for f in files:
            if f.endswith('.pyc') or f.startswith('.DS_Store'):
                continue
            path_old = os.path.join(d, f)
            path_new = os.path.join(copy_to, relative_dir, f).rstrip(".tmpl")
            if os.path.exists(path_new):
                if options.get('verbosity', 1) > 1:
                    print(ERROR("%s already exists" % path_new))
                continue
            if options.get('verbosity', 1) > 1:
                print(SUCCESS("%s" % path_new))

            with open(path_old, 'r') as fp_orig:
                with open(path_new, 'w') as fp_new:
                    fp_new.write(fp_orig.read())

            try:
                shutil.copymode(path_old, path_new)
                _make_writeable(path_new)
            except OSError:
                sys.stderr.write("Notice: Couldn't set permission bits on %s. You're probably using an uncommon filesystem setup. No problem.\n" % path_new)
copies the specified template directory to the copy_to location
dataset/ETHPy150Open django-extensions/django-extensions/django_extensions/management/commands/create_jobs.py/copy_template