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* See http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv for usage instructions | * See http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv for usage instructions | ||
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* Unix only, but very handy | * Unix only, but very handy | ||
* See http://www.doughellmann.com/projects/virtualenvwrapper/ for installation and usage instructions | * See http://www.doughellmann.com/projects/virtualenvwrapper/ for installation and usage instructions | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 2 December 2011
Setting up Python
Install Python
- Go to: http://www.python.org/getit/
- Make sure to get Python 2.6 or Python 2.7
- Choose the right platform and architecture (32bit or 64bit)
- If using windows:
- Figure out where python got installed (usually C:\Python27)
- Add this directory to your $PATH environment variable
- Also add C:\Python27\Scripts to your $PATH
Install Setuptools and Pip
- Install setuptools from here: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
- Follow installation instructions for your platform
- Open up a command line and run 'easy_install pip'
Install Virtualenv
- Run 'pip install virtualenv'
- A virtualenv is an isolated environment that python packages can get installed to. Packages installed into a virtualenv are only available to you when that virtualenv is activated. The benefit of this is that your global python environment doesn't get cluttered and packages don't interfere with one another. It may not sound like much but if you start using Python a lot managing packages in your global environment becomes a real pain.
- See http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv for usage instructions
Install Virtualenvwrapper (optional)
- Unix only, but very handy
- See http://www.doughellmann.com/projects/virtualenvwrapper/ for installation and usage instructions