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Set up VSCode as your python IDE

This is the standard way to run this control interface.

1. Install Python 3
   • On Ubuntu 18.04 and later: Python 3 is already installed
   • On Windows: Use Anaconda
2. Make a new python virtual environment (call it “ctrl_p”)
   • On Ubuntu: use venv sudo apt-get install python3-venv
   • On Windows: do this inside Anaconda (instructions)
3. Clone the python interface code (you can put it anywhere you want)
4. Install VSCode
5. Configure VSCode
   • Install the python extension for vscode.
   • (Windows Only) Set your default terminal to the command prompt (instructions).
   • Open the “pressure_control_interface” folder from inside vscode.
   • Set the python virtual environment to use (instructions).
6. Install python package dependencies
   • pip install [PACKAGE]
   • all dependencies for this project are listed in the setup page