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Setup

• Get python
• In VS Code, install extensions: python (by Microsoft), Jinja (syntax highlighting), Flask Snippets, SQLite Viewer (to quickly inspect DB)
• Open terminal and activate environment:

python -m venv venv 
source venv/bin/activate   # mac/linux
venv\Scripts\activate      # windows

• Enable script execution, this

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

• Scope CurrentUser → applies only to your user account (not system-wide).
• ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned → allows:
  • Scripts you create locally to run freely (like venv\Scripts\activate.ps1).
  • Scripts downloaded from the internet to run only if a trusted publisher digitally signs them.