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 # Beginner Bootstrap
 
 Resources for beginning Python programmers (or anyone interested).
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+## Setup
+
+    mkvirtualenv bootstrap
+    pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+[Virtualenv][venv] is a way to encapsulate the dependencies for a Python project. The `mkvirtualenv` command is part of [virtualenvwrapper][venvwrapper], which adds helper utilities to `virtualenv`.
+
+Your computer may have python 2.x installed, in addition to python 3. In that case, you might need to specify which python interpreter you want to use:
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+    mkvirtualenv -p `which python3` bootstrap
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+It can also be useful to upgrade pip (and setuptools):
+
+    pip install -U pip setuptools
+
+## Usage
+
+    ipython notebook # (opens web browser)
+
+[venvwrapper]: http://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.org/en/latest/command_ref.html
+[venv]: http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/