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91	91	\\(% style="color:#000000" %)python3 -m venv pynn_env
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94		-(% class="box warningmessage" %)
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96		-**Note:**
97		-\\Observe that this command is as 'python3' and not simply 'python'. This is because Ubuntu 20, as default, understands only the former. You can find on the Internet various ways to have 'python' also refer to 'python3', but for the purposes of this tutorial we shall keep things simple and try to work with the bare minimum changes to the system.
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100	100	This will create a sub-directory named 'pynn_env' within our project directory, with several files and sub-directories. Let us take a look at the 'site-packages' directory.
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148	148	**Screencast** - terminal
149		-\\(% style="color:#000000" %)python
	143	+\\(% style="color:#000000" %)python3
150	150	\\import brian2
151	151	\\exit()
152	152	)))
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156		-**Note: **
157		-\\You might remember that earlier in this tutorial we had to use the term 'python3' to run Python on our system. But here, as in the rest of this tutorial, we shall simply write 'python'. This is possible because once we have activated our virtual environment, this environment understands that both 'python' and 'python3' are equivalent.
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160	160	If there are no error messages here, and the import is successful, then we have completed installing Brian 2.
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162	162	We shall now move on to install the NEST simulator. Unlike Brian 2, NEST is not a Python package and therefore it cannot be installed via the 'pip' command.
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184	184	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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186	186	**Screencast** - terminal
187		-\\(% style="color:#000000" %)python
	175	+\\(% style="color:#000000" %)python3
188	188	\\import nest
189	189	\\exit()
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195	195	\\I find that I receive a "no module named nest" error, when trying this right after installing NEST. But it succeeds after a restart. So if you do observe an error, close all programs and restart your computer, and try again. This time it should execute as expected.
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198		-If there are no error messages here, and the import is successful, then we have completed installing NEST simulator, and are able to load it via Python.
	186	+If there are no error messages here, and the import is successful, then we have completed installing NEST simulator, and are able to load it on Python.
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200	200	We next move on to the third simulator, NEURON. The installation for NEURON used to be more involved previously, but can now be easily completed using the 'pip' command:
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218	218	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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220	220	**Screencast** - terminal
221		-\\(% style="color:#000000" %)python
	209	+\\(% style="color:#000000" %)python3
222	222	\\from neuron import h
223	223	\\exit()
224	224	)))
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226		-If there are no error messages here, and the import is successful, then we have completed installing NEURON simulator, and are able to load it via Python.
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231	231	**Slide** recap of learning objectives
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234		-That is the end of this tutorial, in which I've demonstrated how to install PyNN, and other required simulators, in a Linux system. You are now ready to start modeling! To learn about model development in PyNN, do take a look at our next tutorial. Also, we will be releasing a series of tutorials, throughout the rest of 2021 and 2022, to introduce these more advanced features of PyNN, so keep an eye on the EBRAINS website.
	221	+That is the end of this tutorial, in which I've demonstrated how to install PyNN, and other required simulators, in a Linux system. You are now ready to start modeling! To learn about model development in PyNN, do take a look at our next tutorial.
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238		-**Slide** useful links
239		-\\[[(% style="color:#000000" %)https:~~/~~/realpython.com/python-virtual-environments-a-primer/>>https://realpython.com/python-virtual-environments-a-primer/]](%%)
240		-[[(% style="color:#000000" %)https:~~/~~/briansimulator.org/install/>>https://briansimulator.org/install/]](%%)
241		-[[(% style="color:#000000" %)https:~~/~~/nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.1/installation/index.html>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.1/installation/index.html]](%%)
242		-[[(% style="color:#000000" %)https:~~/~~/neuron.yale.edu/neuron/>>https://neuron.yale.edu/neuron/]]
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	223	+Als,  we will be releasing a series of tutorials, throughout the rest of 2021 and 2022, to introduce these more advanced features of PyNN, so keep an eye on the EBRAINS website.
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245		-We have listed here some links that might be of interest to users who wish to find more details about the various softwares employed in this tutorial.
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249	249	**Slide** acknowledgements, contact information
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256	256	For more information visit neuralensemble.org/PyNN. If you have questions you can contact us through the PyNN Github project, the NeuralEnsemble forum, EBRAINS support, or the EBRAINS Community.
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	238	+[[https:~~/~~/realpython.com/python-virtual-environments-a-primer/>>https://realpython.com/python-virtual-environments-a-primer/]]
	239	+[[https:~~/~~/briansimulator.org/install/>>https://briansimulator.org/install/]]
	240	+[[https:~~/~~/nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.1/installation/index.html>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.1/installation/index.html]]