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  • Added troubleshooting section for installation issues
  • Added quick start code examples
  • Helps new contributors get started quickly
  • Perfect for GSoC contributors who are new to PSLab

Summary by Sourcery

Add a new README troubleshooting section to help users and contributors resolve common PSLab installation and connection issues.

Documentation:

  • Document common PSLab installation errors and their resolutions in a troubleshooting section.
  • Add guidance for resolving device connection issues when PSLab hardware is not detected.

- Added troubleshooting section for installation issues
- Added quick start code examples
- Helps new contributors get started quickly
- Perfect for GSoC contributors who are new to PSLab
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Reviewer's Guide

Adds a new README for the pslab package focused on onboarding and support, including installation troubleshooting and basic connection guidance for PSLab hardware.

Flow diagram for troubleshooting installation and connection in README

flowchart TD
  A[Start: Attempt to use pslab] --> B{Does python3 command exist?}
  B -- Yes --> C[Run pip3 install -e .]
  B -- No --> D[Install Python 3 and pip3 using
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip]
  D --> C

  C --> E{Installation error?}
  E -- No --> F[Proceed to connect PSLab hardware]
  E -- ModuleNotFoundError: No module named pslab --> G[Re-run pip3 install -e . ensuring you are in project root]
  G --> E
  E -- Permission denied on Linux --> H[Run pip3 install --user -e . or use sudo]
  H --> E

  F --> I[Connect PSLab hardware via USB]
  I --> J[Run connection example]
  J --> K{Device found?}
  K -- Yes --> L[Use PSLab normally]
  K -- No --> M[Check USB ports with ls /dev/ttyUSB* on Linux]
  M --> N{Device appears in list?}
  N -- Yes --> J
  N -- No --> O[Inspect cable, port, or drivers outside of README scope]
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Change Details Files
Introduce troubleshooting documentation for common installation problems when setting up PSLab in development mode.
  • Document resolution for ModuleNotFoundError by using editable installation via pip3
  • Provide guidance for handling permission errors on Linux with user or sudo installs
  • Explain how to install Python 3 and pip3 when the python3 command is missing
pslab/README.md
Add documentation for basic hardware connection troubleshooting.
  • Describe steps to verify PSLab hardware is connected over USB
  • Show how to check for the device on Linux via ls /dev/ttyUSB*
pslab/README.md

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Hey there - I've reviewed your changes - here's some feedback:

  • The README currently starts with a very large block of blank lines; consider removing the leading whitespace so the content is visible immediately when opening the file.
  • The fenced code block opened with markdown near the top of the file is never closed in the diff, which will break Markdown rendering; add the corresponding closing at the appropriate place.
  • The troubleshooting apt-get instructions are Debian/Ubuntu-specific; it may be helpful to either note that explicitly or provide a more generic Python 3 installation hint for other platforms.
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Please address the comments from this code review:

## Overall Comments
- The README currently starts with a very large block of blank lines; consider removing the leading whitespace so the content is visible immediately when opening the file.
- The fenced code block opened with ```markdown near the top of the file is never closed in the diff, which will break Markdown rendering; add the corresponding closing ``` at the appropriate place.
- The troubleshooting `apt-get` instructions are Debian/Ubuntu-specific; it may be helpful to either note that explicitly or provide a more generic Python 3 installation hint for other platforms.

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- Remove leading markdown block marker
- Add platform-specific Python installation instructions
- Ensure all code blocks are properly closed

Addresses reviewer feedback
- Remove leading whitespace
- Close markdown code blocks
- Add platform-specific installation instructions
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Removed leading blank lines.

Closed the markdown code block.

Added Debian/Ubuntu, macOS, and generic Python 3 installation notes

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