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+# developer Makefile for repeated tasks
+# 
+
+.PHONY: clean
+
+nb:
+	docker run -it --rm  -p 8888:8888 -p 4000:4000 -v ${PWD}:/home/jovyan/work darribas/gds_dev:4.0
+
+term:
+	docker run -it --rm  -p 8888:8888 -p 4000:4000 -v ${PWD}:/home/jovyan/work darribas/gds_dev:4.0 sh -c "/bin/bash"
+
+
+clean: 
+	find . -name "*.pyc" -exec rm '{}' ';'
+	find pysal -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf '{}' ';'
+	rm -rf dist
+	rm -rf build
+	rm -rf PySAL.egg-info
+	rm -rf tmp
+