4. Local to Remote (Communicating changes to Github)

4. Local to Remote (Communicating changes to Github)#

In this guide, you’ll learn how to add your Python functions to .py files (learn how to work with .py files in the Python-in-a-Terminal guide.)and push them to your remote repository on GitHub. We assume you’ve already completed the setup (installed Git, configured user details, cloned your repository) as explained in the Quick Guide to Git.

Step 1: Create or edit a Python file#

  1. Edit your Python file: Create or edit a .py file in your local repository.

    • Suppose you add some Python code to the file functions.py as follows:

      def greet():
    return "Hello, GitHub!"

print(greet())

Step 2: Stage your changes#

After saving your .py file, you need to stage it for a commit. In your terminal:

  1. Navigate to your project directory:

    cd path/to/your/repository

  2. Check the status of your repository:

git status

You should see your new or modified functions.py file listed as an untracked file or modified file.

  1. Stage the file for commit

git add functions.py

If you have multiple files to add, you can stage all changes by running:

git add .

Step 3: Commit your changes#

Now that your changes are staged, you need to commit them. Committing is like saving a snapshot of your project at a specific moment.

  1. Commit your changes with a message:

git commit -m "add greeting function"

Make sure your commit message is meaningful, so it’s easy to understand what changes were made.

Step 4: Push to Github#

Once your changes are committed, it’s time to push them to your remote repository on GitHub.

git push origin main

This will upload your latest changes to the main branch of your GitHub repository.

Step 5: Verify your changes on GitHub#

After pushing, you can check your GitHub repository to see the changes reflected. Go to your GitHub repository in your browser. Check your repository files and you should see your .py file with the changes you made.

Step 6: Making future changes#

Whenever you make further changes to your Python files or add new ones, follow the same steps:

  1. Edit your files.

  2. Stage the changes with git add.

  3. Commit the changes with git commit.

  4. Push the changes to GitHub with git push.

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