🧩 Template Git Repo

Baseline for creating new internal repositories with consistent structure and standards.

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🎯 Purpose

A generic starting point for new projects, providing:

• Standard Git structure
• Templates for PRs, CODEOWNERS, and branching
• Pre-commit hooks for linting and validation

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📝 Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for branching rules, commit conventions, and PR process.

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🪄 How to Use This Repo

1. Click “Use this template” at the top of the repository page.

2. Enter a name for your new repository and create it.

3. Clone your new repository locally:

   git clone <new-repo-url>
   cd <new-repo>

4. Update the README.md and requirements.txt as needed.

5. Optionally, set up a Python virtual environment — see docs/virtualenv_setup.md.