* If you use "gedit", go to Edit -> Preferences -> Editor and select "Insert spaces instead of tabs".  Also change the tab width to 4.
  * To type ~ on Italian layout: Right-Alt + Ì (located 2nd the right of 0)
  * If networking doesn't work in the Virtual Box: 1) Make sure networking works on the laptop itself. 2) In the Virtual Box, right click on the network icon, disable networking and re-enable it.
  * IPython (a very good substitute for the Python shell) is set up by default for a black background.  To fix the colours, type `%colors LightBG`, or change your terminal background to black.
  * Make the Virtual Machine full screen.  Click "Enter fullscreen mode" in the Machine menu of the Virtual Box.
  * To use runsnakerun: ''python /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/runsnakerun/runsnake.py''
  * To run coverage analysis with the installed (old) version of coverage.py:
    * ''python-coverage -x myscript.py'' collects coverage information
    * ''python-coverage -r -m myscript.py'' prints a text report
  * Nosetests is an easy way to run tests. Install it using ''apt-get install python-nose''.  Then, simply do ''nosetests myfile.py'' to run tests, or ''nosetests --with-doctest myfile.py'' to also run doctests.