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* Open up a command line and run 'easy_install pip' | * Open up a command line and run 'easy_install pip' | ||
==== | ==== Install Virtualenv ==== | ||
* Run '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. | ** 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. | ||