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Committing a Simple Python Program to GitLab and Opening an Issue

Peter Sigurdson

Student Learning Activity Sheet:

Title: Committing a Simple Python Program to GitLab and Opening an Issue

Objective:

To learn how to commit a simple Python program to GitLab and open an issue

To gain an understanding of the basic GitLab workflow

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of Python programming

A GitLab account

Git command-line tools installed on your computer

https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.html⁠

Step 1: Create a new repository on GitLab

Select "New repository"

Fill in the repository name, description, and visibility level (e.g. "my-python-project", "A simple Python program", "private")

Click on "Create repository"

Step 2: Clone the repository to your local machine

Copy the repository's URL (e.g. "

https://gitlab.com/username/my-python-project.git⁠

Open the command-line interface (CLI) and navigate to the directory where you want to store the project

Type "git clone [repository URL]" (e.g. "git clone

https://gitlab.com/username/my-python-project.git⁠

") and press enter

This will create a new directory with the same name as the repository and download all the files from the remote repository to your local machine

Step 3: Create a new Python file

Navigate to the repository directory on your local machine (e.g. "cd my-python-project")

Create a new file named "main.py" and add the following code:

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print("Hello, GitLab!")

Save the file

Step 4: Commit the changes to the local repository

Type "git status" in the CLI to check the status of the repository

You should see "main.py" as an untracked file

Type "git add main.py" to stage the changes

Type "git commit -m "Initial commit: added main.py"" to commit the changes to the local repository

Step 5: Push the changes to the remote repository

Type "git push" in the CLI to push the changes to the remote repository

You will be prompted to enter your GitLab credentials

Once the changes are pushed, you should be able to see the "main.py" file on the GitLab website

Step 6: Open an issue

On the GitLab website, navigate to the repository and click on the "Issues" tab

Click on the "New issue" button

Fill in the title and description of the issue (e.g. "Feature request: add command-line arguments", "I would like to add the ability to pass command-line arguments to the program")

Click on "Submit issue"

Congratulations! You have successfully committed a simple Python program to GitLab and opened an issue.

Note: This is a very basic example of how to use GitLab and git commands, but you can use this as the foundation for more complex projects.

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