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+#!/bin/bash
+python_version=$1
+gitlab_user=$2
+gitlab_personal_access_token=$3
+
+# cookiecutter https://gitlab.knecon.com/knecon/research/template-python-project.git --checkout master
+# latest_dir=$(ls -td -- */ | head -n 1)  # should be the dir cookiecutter just created
+
+# cd $latest_dir
+
+pyenv install $python_version
+pyenv local $python_version
+pyenv shell $python_version
+
+pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install poetry
+
+poetry config installer.max-workers 10
+# research package registry
+poetry config repositories.gitlab-research https://gitlab.knecon.com/api/v4/groups/19/-/packages/pypi
+poetry config http-basic.gitlab-research ${gitlab_user} ${gitlab_personal_access_token}
+# redactmanager package registry
+poetry config repositories.gitlab-red https://gitlab.knecon.com/api/v4/groups/12/-/packages/pypi
+poetry config http-basic.gitlab-red ${gitlab_user} ${gitlab_personal_access_token}
+
+poetry env use $(pyenv which python)
+poetry install --with=dev
+poetry update
+
+source .venv/bin/activate