> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://laboratory-of-lipid-metabolism-a.gitbook.io/omics-data-visualization-in-r-and-python/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://laboratory-of-lipid-metabolism-a.gitbook.io/omics-data-visualization-in-r-and-python/introduction.md).

# Introduction

- [From Authors](https://laboratory-of-lipid-metabolism-a.gitbook.io/omics-data-visualization-in-r-and-python/introduction/from-authors.md): Before you dive into this book
- [Virtual environments - let's begin](https://laboratory-of-lipid-metabolism-a.gitbook.io/omics-data-visualization-in-r-and-python/introduction/virtual-environments-lets-begin.md): What are virtual environments and why do we need them, Anaconda | Conda
- [Getting started with Python](https://laboratory-of-lipid-metabolism-a.gitbook.io/omics-data-visualization-in-r-and-python/introduction/getting-started-with-python.md): Installation of Python, Pycharm, Jupyter Notebook, Google Colab, and Python repositories and libraries
- [Getting started with R](https://laboratory-of-lipid-metabolism-a.gitbook.io/omics-data-visualization-in-r-and-python/introduction/getting-started-with-r.md): Installation of R, RStudio, Jupyter Notebook, RMarkdown, Google Colab, R libraries and packages
- [Example data sets](https://laboratory-of-lipid-metabolism-a.gitbook.io/omics-data-visualization-in-r-and-python/introduction/example-data-sets.md): Data set for computations and visualizations used in this Gitbook
- [Data set from ISC Prague 2026](https://laboratory-of-lipid-metabolism-a.gitbook.io/omics-data-visualization-in-r-and-python/introduction/data-set-from-isc-prague-2026.md)