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| ``git remote add upstream https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas``
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On how to fetch the latest updates from the pandas repository, follow the steps in `Syncing a Fork <https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/>`_:
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| ``git fetch upstream``
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| ``git checkout master``
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| ``git merge upstream/master``
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3. Set up a Python environment
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**Windows users**: to compile pandas, you need to install `Visual Studio 2017 <https://www.visualstudio.com/>`_. You need the Community edition as a minimum. Visual Studio Code does not support the required Build Tools and will not work.
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Select the Python development workload and the Native development tools option.
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**Windows users**: to compile pandas, you need to install `Visual Studio 2017 <https://www.visualstudio.com/>`_. You need Visual Studio Community 2017 (2.5GB download during installation) as a minimum. Visual Studio Code does not support the required Build Tools and will not work.
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Select the workload "Python development" and the option "Python native development tools" on the right side.
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(Users of legacy Python 2.7 should install `Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7 <https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=44266>`_ instead).
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