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🟢 Verify Workflow 01: Set Up Machine

This page verifies that your machine is correctly set up for professional Python projects.

WHY? Verification confirms that required tools are installed, available, and configured before project work begins. Successful checks show that the machine can run the expected commands for professional Python and GitHub workflows. Finding setup problems early makes later project errors easier to diagnose. For your own benefit, do not attempt to continue until all these setup tasks have been completed successfully.

1. Use Machine Terminal to Run Commands

On your machine:

  1. Open a machine terminal.
  2. Navigate to your Repos folder.
  3. Paste one command at a time into the terminal and hit ENTER after each:
git --version
uv --version
code --version
git config --global user.name
git config --global user.email

If any version or Git configuration command does not work correctly, repeat the associated installation or configuration step above.

Work with an AI such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or other to resolve any issues.

Final Checklist

When all of these are true, setup is complete:

  • You can share your GitHub account with a link, such as https://github.com/denisecase/.
  • You can see hidden files and folders.
  • You can see file extensions.
  • The three version commands respond with version numbers.
  • Your Git global user.name configuration is correct.
  • Your Git global user.email configuration is correct.
  • You have a Repos folder in a non-synced location on your machine.

Congratulations - your machine is ready for professional Python projects!