MitchellAcoustics / MitchellAcoustics/Soundscapy

Add from-scratch setup instructions for python novices

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Since May 15, 2026.

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What would you like to see?

Lots of our users are not familiar with setting up python or virtual environments, causing some particular issues for dealing with the R and python mixed environment issues.

We should add a page to the docs with from-scratch recommended python setup instructions. e.g.

  1. Install a conda environment manager (mamba)
  2. Install an IDE such as vs code
  3. Create a project folder
  4. Create a new conda environment for soundscapy, using mamba
  5. How to open a Jupyter notebook, etc. in the IDE and connect to the conda environment
  6. etc.
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