Environment setup

Please follow every single step below.
If you miss a step, things will only work partially.

You will need to set up by yourself the following pieces:

Download and install Visual Studio Code.
If you already have Visual Studio Code, install the latest version.
Install either pixi or uv to manage your Python environments:
- Option 1: pixi (similar to Anaconda)
  
  You will get installation instructions here.
  For Windows, follow the “PowerShell” instructions (look for a PowerShell on your system, it’s there I promise.) For those who already know a little, pixi is a minimal tool providing environments similar to Anaconda, but we will not use Anaconda;
  
  Warning If you already have anaconda, and see when you open the terminal your line starting with (base):
  conda config --set auto_activate_base false
- Option 2: uv (more modern version)
  
  You will get installation instructions here.
  For Windows, follow the “PowerShell” instructions (look for a PowerShell on your system, it’s there I promise.) For those who already know a little, uv is a minimal tool providing environments similar to Anaconda, but we will not use Anaconda;
understand that you will need a terminal for cloning learning materials, installing dependencies and more.
- MacOS and Linux users should be familiar with their usual terminal application;
- MacOS users will probably need to install common tools and dependencies with brew;
- Windows users should find out how to run their PowerShell.
You are expected to be familiar with the most basic shell commands to list a directory, create and move files, change permissions, etc.

the git (or git.exe for Windows users) program, for version control.
Using Git falls out of scope of this seminar, but you are strongly encouraged to become proficient with it.
You may find resources on GitHub Learning Lab, e.g. the following course for first-timers.

Try running git --version. If necessary, install git:

Operating system	Installation command
Linux (Ubuntu)	`sudo apt install git`
MacOS (preferred)	`brew install git`
Windows or MacOS	`pixi global install git`

clone the resources for the course:

git clone https://github.com/xoolive/optim4ai

sync the environment to install dependencies:
- with pixi:
```
cd optim4ai
pixi run python
```
- with uv:
```
cd optim4ai
uv sync
```
install missing dependencies with pip when needed

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