Create Accounts on the Websites

Ensure that you have accounts (preferably with the same login) on:

Install Cookiecutter

In a terminal (e.g. Anaconda Prompt):

pip install cookiecutter

Install Git

Git will be used to download the package template that will be used by Cookiecutter.

Install git: https://git-scm.com/downloads. You may need to restart your computer.

Change the Documentation Style in PyCharm

Perform this step only if you want to use the Numpy documentation style (which we recommend).

In the “Welcome to PyCharm” window (before you open a project): Customize → All settings → Tools → Python Integrated Tools → Docstrings → Docstring format → NumPy.

Register Your GitHub Account in PyCharm

In the “Welcome to PyCharm” window (before you open a project): Customize → All settings → Version Control → GitHub → Add account → Log In via GitHub → log in and accept to grant access.