From 3a12fafa4724c488b1a877ef8af97b46065657b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benson Muite Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:47:03 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add information about VSCodium See https://carpentries.org/blog/2025/03/lesson-setup-instructions-task-force-recommendations/ --- learners/installation-instructions.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/learners/installation-instructions.md b/learners/installation-instructions.md index 9651656a1..66eaca538 100644 --- a/learners/installation-instructions.md +++ b/learners/installation-instructions.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ You will need the following software and accounts setup to be able to follow the - [Git version control program](#git-version-control-tool) - [GitHub account](#github-account) - [Python 3 distribution](#python-3-distribution) -- [PyCharm](#pycharm) or [Visual Studio Code (VS Code)](#vs-code) integrated development environment (IDE) +- [PyCharm](#pycharm), [VSCodium](#vs-codium) or [Visual Studio Code (VS Code)](#vs-code) integrated development environment (IDE) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: callout @@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ two tools (that correspond to your Python distribution) installed on your machin You can use JetBrains's [PyCharm Python Integrated Development Environment](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm) for the course. The Community edition is fine, though if you are developing software for the purpose of academic research you may be eligible for a free license for the Professional edition which contains extra features. +### VSCodium + +[VS Codium](https://vscodium.com/), a fully libre IDE that does not track what you do. + ### VS Code Alternatively, you can use Microsoft's [Visual Studio Code (VS Code)](https://code.visualstudio.com/). From 6e1cd9002201a3684470fac8a5b04f18f3155f05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benson Muite Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:49:34 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fix internal VSCodium links --- learners/installation-instructions.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/learners/installation-instructions.md b/learners/installation-instructions.md index 66eaca538..30913ef67 100644 --- a/learners/installation-instructions.md +++ b/learners/installation-instructions.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ You will need the following software and accounts setup to be able to follow the - [Git version control program](#git-version-control-tool) - [GitHub account](#github-account) - [Python 3 distribution](#python-3-distribution) -- [PyCharm](#pycharm), [VSCodium](#vs-codium) or [Visual Studio Code (VS Code)](#vs-code) integrated development environment (IDE) +- [PyCharm](#pycharm), [VSCodium](#vscodium) or [Visual Studio Code (VS Code)](#vs-code) integrated development environment (IDE) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: callout @@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ The Community edition is fine, though if you are developing software for the pur ### VSCodium -[VS Codium](https://vscodium.com/), a fully libre IDE that does not track what you do. +[VSCodium](https://vscodium.com/), a fully libre IDE that does not track what you do. ### VS Code