Update docs, add Python requirements file

.gitignore

@@ -4,23 +4,26 @@
 /node_modules
 /.pnp
 .pnp.js
-/api/venv
 
 # Testing
 /coverage
 
 # Productiom
 /build
 
-# misc
+# Misc
 .DS_Store
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
 .env.production.local
 .vscode/
 
-# Node package management
+# Node Package Management
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
+
+# Python Files
+/api/venv
+__pycache__/

Dev Environment Setup Guide.md

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 # Dev Environment Setup Guice
 
 ## Prerequisites
+- [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/download)
 - [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/) >= v14.2.0
 - npm >= v6.14.4
 - npx >= v6.14.4
+- Python 3
 
 ## Setup
 **Note:** webqueue2 uses npm and  create-react-app to manage itself. You can learn more about npm [here](https://nodesource.com/blog/an-absolute-beginners-guide-to-using-npm/) and create-react-app [here](https://create-react-app.dev/docs/getting-started/).
 
 
-### Step 1: Create a Project Directory
+### Step 1: Create and enter a project directory
 ```bash
 mkdir project-dir && cd project-dir
 ```
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ git clone https://github.rcac.purdue.edu/ECN/webqueue2.git
 npm install
 ```
 
-### Step 4: Start Developing
+#### Using npm
 There are three built in npm scripts that come from create-react-app:
 
 1. `npm run start`: This will start a local development server on [localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) and launch your default browser at that address. As you save changes in /public and/or /src you'll see your changes in the browser.
@@ -33,4 +35,36 @@ There are three built in npm scripts that come from create-react-app:
 
 1. `npm run test`: This will run any tests (using the [Jest](https://jestjs.io/) tester). There are currently no defined tests.
 
-1. `npm run eject`: <span style="background-color: #fff394">**THIS IS NON-REVERSABLE**</span>: This will abstract all of the build environment settings and make them available to you. See the [create-reacte-app docs on ejecting](https://create-react-app.dev/docs/available-scripts#npm-run-eject) for more information.
+1. `npm run eject`: <span style="background-color: #fff394">**THIS IS NON-REVERSABLE**</span>: This will abstract all of the build environment settings and make them available to you. See the [create-reacte-app docs on ejecting](https://create-react-app.dev/docs/available-scripts#npm-run-eject) for more information.
+
+### Step 4: Setup Python for API
+Go to the API directory
+```bash
+cd api/
+```
+
+Activate the Python virtual environment
+```bash
+source venv/bin/activate
+```
+
+Install Python requiements
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+### Step 5: Configure VS Code
+
+#### Installing Plugins
+- [ES Lint](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dbaeumer.vscode-eslint) for JavaScript linting
+- [Babel JavaScript](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mgmcdermott.vscode-language-babel) for JavaScript and JSX syntac highlighting and error checking
+- [Python](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python) for working with Python virtual environments and debugging
+
+Optionally:
+- [Remote - SSH](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh) for directly editing files on remote machine
+- [Markdown Preview GitHub Styling](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=bierner.markdown-preview-github-styles) for previewing Markdown as it will appear on GitHub
+
+#### Configuring Environemnt
+- Python will need some workspace and debugger configuration to work. See [Getting Started with Python in VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/python-tutorial) for more info.
+- Remote - SSH will requires hosts to be added to your SSH config file. See [this guide](https://linuxize.com/post/using-the-ssh-config-file/) for more info.
+- ES Lint, Babel JavaScript and Markdown Preview GitHub Styling will work without further configuration

api/requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+aniso8601==8.0.0
+astroid==2.4.2
+click==7.1.2
+Flask==1.1.2
+Flask-RESTful==0.3.8
+isort==4.3.21
+itsdangerous==1.1.0
+Jinja2==2.11.2
+lazy-object-proxy==1.4.3
+MarkupSafe==1.1.1
+mccabe==0.6.1
+pylint==2.5.3
+pytz==2020.1
+six==1.15.0
+toml==0.10.1
+typed-ast==1.4.1
+Werkzeug==1.0.1
+wrapt==1.12.1