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+# Dev Environment Setup
+
+These instructions are one *possible* way to get everything you need: python, rust, venv, etc.
+There are many other ways to setup a python dev environment. You are free to deviate from this guide.
+These preliminary steps should be completed before the steps in README.md.
+
+Steps prefixed with `[NameOfTool]` only apply if you use that tool, skip them otherwise.
+
+### [WSL2] install GPU drivers
+
+If you want to run arcade from within WSL2, you may need to install the necessary GPU support drivers.
+
+https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps
+
+### Install rust via rustup
+
+There is a one-liner command you can copy-paste on their website:
+https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install
+
+This gives you rust and cargo.
+
+On Windows, use the exe.  On Linux and WSL2, use the shell one-liner.
+
+### Install rye
+
+This tool can download python versions and create venvs.
+Many other tools exist to install python and venvs.  This one can download a
+binary distribution of python 3.11 with very little effort.
+
+https://github.com/mitsuhiko/rye
+
+```
+cargo install --git https://github.com/mitsuhiko/rye rye
+```
+
+### Use rye to download the latest python and create a venv
+
+```
+rye pin cpython@3.11
+rye add --dev pip
+rye sync
+```
+
+Now you have python 3.11 and pip in a venv at `.venv`
+
+### [VSCode] Restart VSCode
+
+The integrated terminal should automatically notice that you have a venv.  Open the
+terminal.  Each line should start with `(.venv)` prefix to show that it's
+loaded. Type `which python` and `python --version` to verify that it's using the
+correct python.
+
+### Clone arcade, install it into venv
+
+This step can be skipped or modified if you have already cloned `arcade` elsewhere.
+
+*We intentionally avoid cloning into a subdirectory named `arcade` so that `import arcade`
+does not get confused.*
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/pythonarcade/arcade arcade-git
+pip install -e './arcade-git/[dev]'
+# Test that it worked
+python -m arcade
+```
+
+### Build and run
+
+Follow the instructions in `README.md`.
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