🟠 Start in GitHub to Create a New Repository

1. Log in to GitHub. Open your browser and log in to your GitHub account.

2. Go to the "Create Repository" Page

3. In the top-right corner of GitHub, click the + dropdown menu.

4. Select New repository.

5. Name Your Repository

6. Enter a name for your new repository.
7. If following an example, for best results, keep the original name.

8. IMPORTANT: Follow naming guidelines for Python Projects:

   • Use all lowercase.
   • Use dashes between words.
   • NEVER USE spaces or special characters.
   • Good Examples: my-python-project, python-experiments, baseball-stats, python-personal-project, website-analytics, student-impact-analysis

9. Provide a brief description of your project. Optional, but recommended.

10. Select the Public option so others can view your repository. You may always use a fake name or alias.

11. IMPORTANT: Do NOT initialize the repository with default files.

12. Do NOT add a README.
13. Do NOT add a .gitignore.
14. Do NOT add a license.

15. These files already exist in the project on your machine.

16. Click the Create repository button to finalize the process and create your repo in GitHub.

IMPORTANT: Repo must be EMPTY

Create an empty GitHub repository. The existing project files will be pushed from your machine after you create the new Git history and connect it to this repository. If any files default files are added when you create it, you will get a merge conflict and no one likes dealing with merge conflicts. If that happens, delete the repo and recreate it empty.

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