diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements.txt b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements.txt
index 724e3fa..d4f7d11 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements.txt	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements.txt	
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# local package
+-e .
+
+# external requirements
 click
 Sphinx
 coverage
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.py b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3358cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/setup.py	
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
+
+setup(
+    name='src',
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    version='0.0.1',
+    description='{{ cookiecutter.description }}',
+    author='{{ cookiecutter.author_name }}',
+    license='{% if cookiecutter.open_source_license == 'MIT' %}MIT{% elif cookiecutter.open_source_license == 'BSD-3-Clause' %}BSD-3{% endif %}',
+)
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/data/__init__.py b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/data/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/features/__init__.py b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/features/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/models/__init__.py b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/visualization/__init__.py b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/src/visualization/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29