`doit` is a task management & automation tool. `doit` comes from the idea of bringing the power of build-tools to execute any kind of **task** `doit` is a modern open-source build-tool written in python designed to be simple to use and flexible to deal with complex work-flows. It is specially suitable for building and managing custom work-flows where there is no out-of-the-box solution available. `doit` has been successfully used on: systems test/integration automation, scientific computational pipelines, content generation, configuration management, etc.