fix: Empty repositories

Add exceptions and checks for handling completely empty repositories

Author: SebastianZug

github2pandas/utility.py

@@ -114,8 +114,12 @@ def check_for_updates_paginated(new_paginated_list, old_df):
             True if it need to be updated. False the List is uptodate.
 
         """
+        import sys
         if old_df.empty:
-            if new_paginated_list.totalCount == 0:
+            # .totalCount crashes in case of a total empty repository
+            try:
+                new_paginated_list.totalCount == 0
+            except:
                 return False
             return True
         if not new_paginated_list.totalCount == old_df.count()[0]:

github2pandas/version.py

@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ def clone_repository(repo, data_root_dir, github_token=None, new_clone=False):
         if (repo_dir.exists ()) & (not new_clone):
             old_path = Path.cwd()
             os.chdir(repo_dir)
-            subprocess.check_output(["git", "pull"])
+            try:
+                subprocess.check_output(["git", "pull"])
+            except:
+                print("This repository is empty, git pull generates an error")
             os.chdir(old_path)
             return