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+To set up a new testing environment:
+
+1. Create a python virtual environment:
+
+   python3 -m venv /path/to/your/venv --system-site-packages
+
+2. Checkout a copy of the utils project.
+
+   git clone ssh://[email protected]/usr/local/git/base/python_utils.git
+
+   Your SSH identity will need to be authorized by the [email protected] user.
+
+3. Make the virtual environment "exclusive" by editing bin/activate to
+   clear PYTHONPATH, if set, by adding this:
+
+   if [ -n "${PYTHONPATH}" ] ; then
+       unset PYTHONPATH
+   fi
+   export PYTHONPATH=<your venv>/<your dev root>
+
+4. Install the dependencies:
+
+   cd <your venv>/<your dev root>
+   for file in $( cat ./requirements.txt ); do
+       pip install $file
+   done
+
+5. Run the unittests to make sure they all work:
+
+   cd <your venv>/<your dev root>/tests
+   ./run_tests -a
+
+6. Create a local git branch
+
+   git checkout -b your_dev
+
+7. Install git pre-commit hooks from master:
+
+   [s]cp /home/scott/lib/python_modules/.git/hooks/pre-commit .
+
+That's it.