fix: Empty repositories

Add a more specific testing strategy for empty repositories

Author: SebastianZug

github2pandas/utility.py

@@ -118,9 +118,11 @@ def check_for_updates_paginated(new_paginated_list, old_df):
         if old_df.empty:
             # .totalCount crashes in case of a total empty repository
             try:
-                new_paginated_list.totalCount == 0
+                count = new_paginated_list.totalCount
             except:
                 return False
+            if count == 0:
+                return False
             return True
         if not new_paginated_list.totalCount == old_df.count()[0]:
             return True