> Source URL: /resources/local-dev.guide
# Local Development Setup

**VS Code + Python + Git (macOS & Windows)**

This guide walks you through installing everything you need to move from GitHub Codespaces to working locally on your computer.

By the end, you will have:

- Visual Studio Code
- Python
- Git
- The Python extension for VS Code
- GitHub authentication configured

Select your operating system below to get started:

- [macOS](./macos.guide.md)
- [Windows](./windows.guide.md)


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## Backlinks

The following sources link to this document:

- [Local Development Setup (macOS + Windows)](/resources/resources.index.llm.md)
- [button:: Local Development Setup](/unit-2/labs/05-unit-2-review/05-unit-2-review.lab.llm.md)
- [button:: Local Development Setup Guide](/unit-1/labs/05-fun-func/05-fun-func.lab.llm.md)