Mar 8, 2020 · Mar 7, 2020
diff --git a/docs/gl_objects/access_requests.rst b/docs/gl_objects/access_requests.rst

 Create an access request::

    p_ar = project.accessrequests.create({})
    g_ar = group.accessrequests.create({})
    p_ar = project.accessrequests.create()
    g_ar = group.accessrequests.create()

 Approve an access request::

diff --git a/docs/gl_objects/projects.rst b/docs/gl_objects/projects.rst

 Fork a project::

    fork = project.forks.create({})
    fork = project.forks.create()

    # fork to a specific namespace
    fork = project.forks.create({'namespace': 'myteam'})

    # Create the export
    p = gl.projects.get(my_project)
    export = p.exports.create({})
    export = p.exports.create()

    # Wait for the 'finished' status
    export.refresh()
diff --git a/gitlab/mixins.py b/gitlab/mixins.py
        return getattr(self, "_create_attrs", (tuple(), tuple()))

    @exc.on_http_error(exc.GitlabCreateError)
    def create(self, data, **kwargs):
    def create(self, data=None, **kwargs):
        """Create a new object.

        Args:
            GitlabAuthenticationError: If authentication is not correct
            GitlabCreateError: If the server cannot perform the request
        """
        if data is None:
            data = {}

        self._check_missing_create_attrs(data)
        files = {}

diff --git a/tools/python_test_v4.py b/tools/python_test_v4.py
 [current_project.delete() for current_project in projects]

 # project import/export
 ex = admin_project.exports.create({})
 ex = admin_project.exports.create()
 ex.refresh()
 count = 0
 while ex.export_status != "finished":
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		Create an access request::

		p_ar = project.accessrequests.create({})
		g_ar = group.accessrequests.create({})
		p_ar = project.accessrequests.create()
		g_ar = group.accessrequests.create()

		Approve an access request::

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Expand Up		@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Delete a project::

		Fork a project::

		fork = project.forks.create({})
		fork = project.forks.create()

		# fork to a specific namespace
		fork = project.forks.create({'namespace': 'myteam'})
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		# Create the export
		p = gl.projects.get(my_project)
		export = p.exports.create({})
		export = p.exports.create()

		# Wait for the 'finished' status
		export.refresh()
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Expand Up		@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def get_create_attrs(self):
		return getattr(self, "_create_attrs", (tuple(), tuple()))

		@exc.on_http_error(exc.GitlabCreateError)
		def create(self, data, **kwargs):
		def create(self, data=None, **kwargs):
		"""Create a new object.

		Args:
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		GitlabAuthenticationError: If authentication is not correct
		GitlabCreateError: If the server cannot perform the request
		"""
		if data is None:
		data = {}

		self._check_missing_create_attrs(data)
		files = {}

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		[current_project.delete() for current_project in projects]

		# project import/export
		ex = admin_project.exports.create({})
		ex = admin_project.exports.create()
		ex.refresh()
		count = 0
		while ex.export_status != "finished":
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