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 Getting set up
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A list of things to do and think about *before* starting with the course.

.. admonition:: Goal

    Prepare a common ground for the course, both in terms of necessary prerequisites (programs) installed and general ideas about what counts when actually developing software – with particular focus on science, reliability, and reproducibility.


.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   
   why_python
   python2_3
   installing
   venvs
   packages
   ide
   code_formatting
   zen