pre-newbie question regarding project folders and git

[heiferhigh76]

I have GitHub desktop and use PyCharm. There's a lot more I could add (and I'll be happy to write more if needed) but I think the question below is the gist of my mental block.

Will my code eventually be in:

three places (random local folder + local repository + GitHub) 

or 

two places (local repository + GitHub)

?

Thanks for any help.

[Wabri · Accepted solution]

Two places: local repository and remote repository on github.

[heiferhigh76]

thank you so much