Updated gitignore to latest version and added env_setup.sh bash file

.gitignore

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 data/
+envs/
+logs/

env_setup.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Define the name and location of the environment
+ENV_NAME="multiphase_chem_env"
+ENV_PATH="./envs/$ENV_NAME"  # Define a custom output folder
+
+# Check if mamba is available and use it instead of conda for faster installation
+if command -v mamba &> /dev/null; then
+    CONDA_COMMAND="mamba"
+else
+    CONDA_COMMAND="conda"
+fi
+
+# Create the conda environment with all dependencies
+$CONDA_COMMAND create -y -p "$ENV_PATH" python=3.11 \
+    jupyter numpy pandas matplotlib plotly=5.24 scipy pip
+
+# Activate the new environment
+source activate "$ENV_PATH" || conda activate "$ENV_PATH"
+
+# Install pip packages in one go to avoid repeated initializations
+pip install h5py==3.10 pybis==1.35 igor2 ipykernel dash dash-bootstrap-components
+
+# Export the environment to a YAML file
+$CONDA_COMMAND env export --prefix "$ENV_PATH" > "$ENV_PATH/environment.yaml"
+
+# Print success message
+echo "Environment '$ENV_NAME' created successfully at '$ENV_PATH'."
+echo "Environment configuration saved to '$ENV_PATH/environment.yaml'."