0. Prepare for the lesson

Windows users

1. Install git for Windows.
2. Install Anaconda for Windows.
3. Optional: Install your favorite IDE, for example Visual Studio Code Community Edition and make sure that the GitHub extension works.
4. For VSCode: Make sure that python language support/linter is installed (see here).

Mac users

1. Install Xcode command line tools.

Linux users

1. Install git
   sudo apt install git-all

All participants

If you have not yet done so:

1. In your terminal (if on Windows: choose “Anaconda Powershell Prompt”), you need to provide your name and email for your first-time git usage:

   git config --global user.name "John Doe"
   git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com