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+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import platform
+import shutil
+
+def run_command(command, check=True):
+    """Runs a shell command and handles errors."""
+    try:
+        print(f"Running: {' '.join(command)}")
+        result = subprocess.run(command, check=check, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)
+        print(result.stdout)
+        if result.stderr:
+            print(f"Error: {result.stderr}")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def install_homebrew():
+    """Installs Homebrew on macOS."""
+    if shutil.which("brew"):
+        print("Homebrew already installed.")
+    else:
+        run_command(["/bin/bash", "-c", "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"])
+
+def install_apt_packages():
+    """Installs necessary packages on Ubuntu."""
+    run_command(["sudo", "apt-get", "update"])
+    packages = ["git", "zsh", "vim", "curl"]  # Add more as needed
+    run_command(["sudo", "apt-get", "install", "-y"] + packages)
+
+def clone_dotfiles():
+    """Clones dotfiles from GitHub and sets them up."""
+    repo_url = "https://github.com/jsegal205/dotfiles.git"
+    projects_dir = os.path.expanduser("~/projects2")
+
+    # Create the directory if it doesn't exist
+    if not os.path.exists(projects_dir):
+        print(f"Creating {projects_dir} directory...")
+        os.makedirs(projects_dir)
+
+    dotfiles_dir = os.path.join(projects_dir, "dotfiles")
+
+    if os.path.exists(dotfiles_dir):
+        print("Dotfiles repo already exists.")
+        print("Checking for updates...")
+        run_command(["git", "-C", dotfiles_dir, "pull"])
+    else:
+        run_command(["git", "clone", repo_url, dotfiles_dir])
+        run_command(["zsh", os.path.join(dotfiles_dir, "install.sh")])
+
+def main():
+    os_type = platform.system()
+
+    if os_type == "Darwin":
+        print("Setting up for macOS...")
+        install_homebrew()
+    elif os_type == "Linux":
+        print("Setting up for Ubuntu...")
+        install_apt_packages()
+    else:
+        print(f"Unsupported OS: {os_type}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    clone_dotfiles()
+    print("Setup complete! 🎉")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()