> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.oxen.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Init

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# oxen.init

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## init

```python theme={null}
def init(path: str = "./")
```

Initialize a [Repo](/python-api/repo) at the given path.

**Arguments**:

* `path` - `str`
  The path to initialize the repo at.

**Returns**:

[Repo](/python-api/repo)
A Repo object that can be used to interact with the repo.