This folder contains instructions to get your computer set up for this course.

Order:

1. Start with macos.md or windows.md based on your operating system.

2. Next set up git using git.md.

3. And last, set up your ssh keys using ../git/03-ssh.md

4. Install python and node.

   macOS:

   brew install python
   brew install node
   

   Ubuntu/WSL:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip nodejs
   

follow the following steps to install packages:

If you see this error with pip3 install:

error: externally-managed-environment

1. Make the config directory:

   mkdir -p ~/.config/pip

2. Create and edit pip.conf:

   touch ~/.config/pip/pip.conf
   subl ~/.config/pip/pip.conf

3. Add this:

   [global]
   break-system-packages = true

4. Save the file and verify: Run the following command:

   pip3 config list

   What you should see:

   global.break-system-packages = true
   

5. Install your package:

   pip3 install pandas

Done!

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