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While countless resources focus on coding, this guide emphasizes the entire project lifecycle, covering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project structure<\/li>\n<li>Dependency management<\/li>\n<li>Documentation<\/li>\n<li>Distribution on GitHub<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prerequisites include having <strong>Python<\/strong>, <strong>VS Code<\/strong>, and <strong>Git<\/strong> installed on your system. 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