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Creating a package scaffolding

So, how do we start? First of all, we need to create a scaffolding—a default package structure with all the necessary folders, files with metadata and configs, and so on. Our code will be stored on GitHub, so let's start by creating a new repository:

1. This step is easy. Go to https://github.com/, log in, hit the New button, and fill in all the information. In our case, we'll name the repository the same as the package—wikiwwii. We'll also add a standard Python .gitignore file and a README.MD file. You can also add a license of your choice for your repositories.
2. Next, we create the repository and copy the path to the clipboard. With that, we can open a terminal, go to the proper location on the hard drive, and ...