diff --git a/hooks/pre_gen_project.py b/hooks/pre_gen_project.py
index 2956b9ab4..a4a8b55cd 100644
--- a/hooks/pre_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/pre_gen_project.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ TODO: restrict Cookiecutter Django project initialization
 """
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-
 import sys
 
 TERMINATOR = "\x1b[0m"
@@ -18,52 +17,58 @@ INFO = "\x1b[1;33m [INFO]: "
 HINT = "\x1b[3;33m"
 SUCCESS = "\x1b[1;32m [SUCCESS]: "
 
-# The content of this string is evaluated by Jinja, and plays an important role.
-# It updates the cookiecutter context to trim leading and trailing spaces
-# from domain/email values
-"""
-{{ cookiecutter.update({ "domain_name": cookiecutter.domain_name | trim }) }}
-{{ cookiecutter.update({ "email": cookiecutter.email | trim }) }}
-"""
+def check_project_slug(slug):
+    assert slug.isidentifier(), f"'{slug}' project slug is not a valid Python identifier."
+    assert slug == slug.lower(), f"'{slug}' project slug should be all lowercase"
 
-project_slug = "{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}"
-if hasattr(project_slug, "isidentifier"):
-    assert project_slug.isidentifier(), "'{}' project slug is not a valid Python identifier.".format(project_slug)
+def check_author_name(author_name):
+    assert "\\" not in author_name, "Don't include backslashes in author name."
 
-assert project_slug == project_slug.lower(), "'{}' project slug should be all lowercase".format(project_slug)
-
-assert "\\" not in "{{ cookiecutter.author_name }}", "Don't include backslashes in author name."
-
-if "{{ cookiecutter.use_docker }}".lower() == "n":
-    python_major_version = sys.version_info[0]
-    if python_major_version == 2:
-        print(
-            WARNING + "You're running cookiecutter under Python 2, but the generated "
-            "project requires Python 3.11+. Do you want to proceed (y/n)? " + TERMINATOR
-        )
-        yes_options, no_options = frozenset(["y"]), frozenset(["n"])
-        while True:
-            choice = raw_input().lower()  # noqa: F821
-            if choice in yes_options:
-                break
-
-            elif choice in no_options:
-                print(INFO + "Generation process stopped as requested." + TERMINATOR)
-                sys.exit(1)
-            else:
-                print(
-                    HINT
-                    + "Please respond with {} or {}: ".format(
-                        ", ".join(["'{}'".format(o) for o in yes_options if not o == ""]),
-                        ", ".join(["'{}'".format(o) for o in no_options if not o == ""]),
+def check_python_version(use_docker):
+    if use_docker.lower() == "n":
+        python_major_version = sys.version_info[0]
+        if python_major_version == 2:
+            print(
+                WARNING + "You're running cookiecutter under Python 2, but the generated "
+                "project requires Python 3.11+. Do you want to proceed (y/n)? " + TERMINATOR
+            )
+            yes_options, no_options = frozenset(["y"]), frozenset(["n"])
+            while True:
+                choice = input().lower()
+                if choice in yes_options:
+                    break
+                elif choice in no_options:
+                    print(INFO + "Generation process stopped as requested." + TERMINATOR)
+                    sys.exit(1)
+                else:
+                    print(
+                        HINT
+                        + "Please respond with {} or {}: ".format(
+                            ", ".join(["'{}'".format(o) for o in yes_options if not o == ""]),
+                            ", ".join(["'{}'".format(o) for o in no_options if not o == ""]),
+                        )
+                        + TERMINATOR
                     )
-                    + TERMINATOR
-                )
 
-if "{{ cookiecutter.use_whitenoise }}".lower() == "n" and "{{ cookiecutter.cloud_provider }}" == "None":
-    print("You should either use Whitenoise or select a " "Cloud Provider to serve static files")
-    sys.exit(1)
+def check_whitenoise_and_cloud_provider(use_whitenoise, cloud_provider):
+    if use_whitenoise.lower() == "n" and cloud_provider == "None":
+        print("You should either use Whitenoise or select a Cloud Provider to serve static files")
+        sys.exit(1)
 
-if "{{ cookiecutter.mail_service }}" == "Amazon SES" and "{{ cookiecutter.cloud_provider }}" != "AWS":
-    print("You should either use AWS or select a different " "Mail Service for sending emails.")
-    sys.exit(1)
+def check_mail_service_and_cloud_provider(mail_service, cloud_provider):
+    if mail_service == "Amazon SES" and cloud_provider != "AWS":
+        print("You should either use AWS or select a different Mail Service for sending emails.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    project_slug = "{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}"
+    check_project_slug(project_slug)
+
+    author_name = "{{ cookiecutter.author_name }}"
+    check_author_name(author_name)
+
+    check_python_version("{{ cookiecutter.use_docker }}")
+
+    check_whitenoise_and_cloud_provider("{{ cookiecutter.use_whitenoise }}", "{{ cookiecutter.cloud_provider }}")
+
+    check_mail_service_and_cloud_provider("{{ cookiecutter.mail_service }}", "{{ cookiecutter.cloud_provider }}")