- Install the Homebrew package manager for installing non-desktop applications or utilities.
- OS X only comes with Python 2 installed. Install the latest Python 3 release from the website.
- Avoid installing Python packages at the system level, use virtual environments instead. See here why this is the recommended approach. There are several options for creating/managing virtual environments, we recommend pyenv.
- Feel free to install and use your favorite text editor or IDE. If you don't have one, we recommend PyCharm to get started.
- Setup a pair of ssh keys with your Sophilabs email address. You can follow this guide if you're not sure how to do it. You will use these keys to push content to our Gitlab server or Github repositories, and also for accessing any remote server you need to access when working on a project.