1. Fork this repository by clicking the "Fork" button in the top-right corner of this page. Alternatively, you can fork it directly from here.

2. Clone your forked repository to your local computer using the following command. Replace url_you_just_copied with the URL of your forked repository.

   git clone url_you_just_copied

3. Open the cloned repository in your preferred code editor. Additionally, open a terminal within the repository directory.

   cd easyPythonpi

4. Create a new branch for your changes. Replace username with your GitHub username in the following command:

   git checkout -b username

5. Add your new methods or functions to the easyPythonpi.py file within the codebase. Ensure that your code adheres to the coding style and conventions used in the existing code for consistency. For example:

   def calculate_average(numbers):
       """Calculate the average of a list of numbers."""
       if len(numbers) == 0:
           return 0
       return sum(numbers) / len(numbers)

6. Once you've added your code, commit your changes to GitHub using the following commands. Make sure you execute them in the precise order, one after another, in your terminal.

   # Stage your changes
   git add .
   
   # Commit your changes with a descriptive message
   git commit -m "Hacktoberfest contribution"
   
   # Push your changes to your GitHub repository
   git push -u origin your_github_username

7. Navigate to your forked repository on GitHub. You'll see a yellow box at the top indicating that some changes have been pushed. Click the "Compare & pull request" button.

8. Submit your pull request by adding a title and description. Congratulations, you have successfully opened a pull request in this repository.

   Note: To complete the Hacktoberfest challenge, you need to open four valid pull requests. If you've followed the above steps, you've already opened one pull request, and you need three more.

1. Install the required dependencies using pip:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Navigate to the project directory in your terminal.

3. Run the test suite:

   python tests.py

   The test suite will execute, and you'll see the test results in your terminal. Ensure that all tests pass before making any contributions or modifications.

Before setting up a virtual environment, ensure you have Python installed on your system.

4. Create a virtual environment (you can replace venv with your preferred environment name):

   python -m venv venv

5. Activate the virtual environment:

   • On Windows:

     venv\Scripts\activate

   • On macOS and Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

6. Install unittest (if not already installed):

   pip install unittest

7. Run the test cases as mentioned above.

8. When you're finished working on the project, deactivate the virtual environment:

   deactivate