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Fix Git 'refusing to merge unrelated histories' Error - How to Activate Python venv in Git Bash on Windows-Resolve Python UnicodeDecodeError for Non-UTF-8 Files

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Fix Git 'refusing to merge unrelated histories' Error - How to Activate Python venv in Git Bash on Windows-Resolve Python UnicodeDecodeError for Non-UTF-8 Files

Likely symptom

Likely cause

Safe rollback

Verification route

Repeat the original action, not only a simplified test case.
Restart the app or reload the service after configuration changes.