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 Dev env for StackTach development. Uses Notigen event generator and yagi.
 
 Prerequisites:
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     make sure you have a working python dev environment (2.7+ ideally)
     including virtualenv. Install rabbitmq and mongodb
 
 TL;DR:
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     handle the prerequisites above.
     git clone https://github.com/StackTach/sandbox.git
     cd sandbox