# Installation

cookiecutter-scverse-instance needs Python 3.12 or newer.
We recommend [uv][], which installs Python for you and keeps each project's dependencies in their own virtual environment.

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## Development version

Install the latest development version from GitHub:

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```bash
uv add git+https://github.com/scverse/cookiecutter-scverse-instance.git
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To work on cookiecutter-scverse-instance itself, see {doc}`contributing`.

[uv]: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/
[pypi]: https://pypi.org/project/cookiecutter-scverse-instance