Appendix B — Setting up Git and GitHub

Published

July 23, 2026

Installing and configuring Git, and creating/authenticating a GitHub account, is covered in a separate, standalone book so the material can be shared and kept up to date across multiple courses rather than duplicated here.

See Creating a Data Science Computing Environment: Install Tools for the full walkthrough to include installing and configuring Git, creating a GitHub account, and authenticating between Git and GitHub using the Git Credential Manager.