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 # test 
 
-testing git from Termux for android
+testing git from Termux for android.  This repo was made 
+entirely fom an android phone using Termux.
+
+## install
+
+install a text editor (vim or nano), python-dev, and 
+freetype-dev.  I found python-dev better than python for `pip` 
+installing packages that required a compiler.  freetype-dev was 
+required for matplotlib.
+
+```
+apt install nano
+apt install python-dev
+apt install freetype-dev
+```
+
+
+Now setup your python environment with your favorite packages.
+```
+pip install pandas matplotlib seaborn bottle
+```
+
+