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- Latest [Go](https://golang.org) 1.x installed.
- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) installed for some tasks including building worker containers and testing changes to this website locally.
- For SDK Development:
- For manual testing install any version of supported Python version (found [here](gradle.properties)) suffices.
- For manual testing, install any supported Python version (found [here](gradle.properties)) suffices.
- For running test suites, however, you will need Python interpreters for all Python versions supported by Beam.
Interpreters should be installed and available in shell via `python3.x` commands.
For more information, see:
Python installation tips in [Developer Wiki](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/BEAM/Python+Tips#PythonTips-InstallingPythoninterpreters).
- For large contributions, a signed [Individual Contributor License.
- For large contributions, a signed [Individual Contributor License
Agreement](https://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.pdf) (ICLA) to the Apache
Software Foundation (ASF).

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###### Automated script for Linux and macOS

You can install these in a Debian-based distribution for Linux or macOs using the [local-env-setup.sh](https://github.com/apache/beam/blob/master/local-env-setup.sh) script, which is part of the Beam repo. It contains:
You can install these in a Debian-based distribution for Linux or macOS using the [local-env-setup.sh](https://github.com/apache/beam/blob/master/local-env-setup.sh) script, which is part of the Beam repo. It contains:

* pip3 packages
* go packages
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If you didn't find the information you were looking for in this guide, please
[reach out to the Beam community](https://beam.apache.org/community/contact-us/).

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## Find Efforts to Contribute to
A great way to contribute is to join an existing effort. If you want to get involved but don’t have a project in mind, check our [list of open starter tasks](https://s.apache.org/beam-starter-tasks).
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