Linux setup instructions, VSCode alternative, improved .env loading

week1/day1.ipynb

@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
     "\n",
     "I've written a notebook called [Guide to Jupyter](Guide%20to%20Jupyter.ipynb) to help you get more familiar with Jupyter Labs, including adding Markdown comments, using `!` to run shell commands, and `tqdm` to show progress.\n",
     "\n",
-    "If you prefer to work in IDEs like VSCode or Pycharm, they both work great with these lab notebooks too.  \n",
+    "## If you'd prefer to work in IDEs\n",
+    "\n",
+    "If you're more comfortable in IDEs like VSCode or Pycharm, they both work great with these lab notebooks too.  \n",
+    "If you'd prefer to work in VSCode, [here](https://chatgpt.com/share/676f2e19-c228-8012-9911-6ca42f8ed766) are instructions from an AI friend on how to configure it for the course.\n",
     "\n",
     "## If you'd like to brush up your Python\n",
     "\n",

week1/day5.ipynb

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
    "source": [
     "# Initialize and constants\n",
     "\n",
-    "load_dotenv()\n",
+    "load_dotenv(override=True)\n",
     "api_key = os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')\n",
     "\n",
     "if api_key and api_key.startswith('sk-proj-') and len(api_key)>10:\n",