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+# Python script to download the latest release of PhysiCell Studio. It will create a /studio directory 
+# from wherever this script is run. Sample commands to run the Studio will be printed.
+
+import requests
+import os
+import zipfile
+import shutil
+
+response = requests.get("https://api.github.com/repos/PhysiCell-Tools/PhysiCell-Studio/releases/latest")
+release_name_str = response.json()["name"]
+print(release_name_str)
+print(release_name_str.split())
+vnum = release_name_str.split()[0]
+print("vnum=",vnum)  # e.g., vnum= v2.26.7
+
+
+try:
+    os.system('rm -rf studio')
+except:
+    pass
+
+# PhysiCell-Studio-2.26.7
+remote_url = 'https://github.com/PhysiCell-Tools/PhysiCell-Studio/archive/refs/tags/' + vnum + '.zip'
+print("remote_url=",remote_url)
+local_file = 'Studio.zip'
+data = requests.get(remote_url)
+with open(local_file, 'wb')as file:
+   file.write(data.content)
+print("downloaded version ",vnum," to ",local_file)
+
+print("unzip-ing ",local_file)
+with zipfile.ZipFile(local_file, 'r') as zip_ref:
+    zip_ref.extractall(".")
+
+latest_studio_dir = "PhysiCell-Studio-" + vnum[1:]  # need to drop the 'v' as first character
+shutil.move(latest_studio_dir,"studio")
+print(f"renamed '{latest_studio_dir}' to 'studio'")
+
+print("\n-- Sample commands to run the Studio:")
+print("python studio/bin/studio.py     # attempts to load config/PhysiCell_settings.xml")
+print("python studio/bin/studio.py -c <config_file.xml> -e <executable_program>")
+print("python studio/bin/studio.py --help")
+print()
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