code: def checkout_and_create_branch(repo, name):
      
      local_branch = repo.branches[name] if name in repo.branches else None
      if not local_branch:
          if name in repo.remotes.origin.refs:
              # If origin branch exists but not local, git.checkout is the fatest way
              # to create local branch with origin link automatically
              msg = repo.git.checkout(name)
              _LOGGER.debug(msg)
              return
          # Create local branch, will be link to origin later
          local_branch = repo.create_head(name)
      local_branch.checkout()
docs: Checkout branch. Create it if necessary