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Update Python & Webots versions the simulator uses
This deliberately breaks the link to the simulation files as we have not yet released a version for SR2024, so any link would be incorrect relative to the documented versions.
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tutorials/setting_up_simulator.md

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You need to download and install [Webots](https://cyberbotics.com/#download) (the download is around 300MB).
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This is the platform we run our simulation in.
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Versions "R2022b" and "R2023a" of Webots are supported.
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*Note*: versions of the simulation prior to sr2023.3 did not support Webots "R2023a".
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Version "R2023b" of Webots is supported.
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#### Python Version
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You will also need Python installed.
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| Platform | Supported Python Version |
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| Windows | 3.8-3.10 (64-bit) |
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| macOS | 3.8-3.10 |
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| Linux | 3.8-3.10 |
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| Windows | 3.8-3.11 (64-bit) |
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| macOS | 3.8-3.11 |
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| Linux | 3.8-3.11 |
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There are a small number of [external libraries]({{ site.baseurl }}/kit/brain_board/python_libraries#simulator)
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which will be available to your robot code during the competition. Note that for
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### Installing the simulation
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1. Create a directory, perhaps called `simulation` where you will store your robot code.
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2. [Download the simulation](https://github.com/srobo/competition-simulator/releases/download/sr2023.5/competition-simulator-sr2023.5.zip), the latest version is sr2023.5, released on 2023-02-22.
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2. [Download the simulation](https://github.com/srobo/competition-simulator/releases/download/TODO/competition-simulator-TODO.zip), the latest version is TODO, released on TODO.
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3. Unzip the simulation as a subdirectory of the directory you created in the first step:
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simulation
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On Windows you can set the path to the Python version to use in Webots UI via
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**Tools** → **Preferences** → **General** → **Python command**.
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Your Python path is likely similar to `C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\python.exe` when using Python 3.9, where `<USERNAME>` is your login.
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Your Python path is likely similar to `C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\python.exe` when using Python 3.11, where `<USERNAME>` is your login.
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On Mac you can set the path to the Python version to use via **Webots** &rarr; **Preferences** <kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>,</kbd>.
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Your Python path is likely similar to `/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin/python3` when using Python 3.9.
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Your Python path is likely similar to `/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/bin/python3` when using Python 3.11.
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You'll need to ensure a matching version of Python is installed. If you're still
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having problems, ask for help in [`#simulator-help`][simulator-help] in

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