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<i>Exception: use 32-bit version of the setuptools even if your operating system is 64-bit otherwise it fails to find the Python installation.</i>
<i>Exception: use 32-bit version of the setuptools even if your operating system is 64-bit otherwise it fails to find the Python installation.</i>
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     <li>Install the 32-bit version of [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools#files SetupTools] using the provided <b>.exe installer</b>.</li>
     <li>Install the 32-bit version of SetupTools using the provided <b>.exe installer</b>:</li>
     <li>Download the last pip version from [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip#downloads here] and uncompress it.</li>
    http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools#files
     <li>In your <b><i>cmd prompt</i></b>, go to the uncompressed pip directory and run <b><i>python setup.py install</i></b></li>
     <li>Download the last pip version and uncompress it:</li>
     <li>Add <b><i>C:\Python26\Scripts</i></b> to your System Variables path.</li>
    http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip#downloads
     <li>In your <b><i>cmd prompt</i></b>, go to the uncompressed pip directory and run:</li>
    python setup.py install
     <li>Add the Scripts directory to your System Variables path:</li>
    C:\Python26\Scripts
     <li>Now you can use the command pip install package on Win.</li>
     <li>Now you can use the command pip install package on Win.</li>
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Revision as of 21:52, 26 October 2012

Virtual environments are isolated Python environments. They allow freedom to install specific versions of dependencies without affecting the global site-packages. They also make it easy to throw away a 'broken' environment and start again. If you need further information regarding virtual environments, please see the virtualenvwrapper documentation.

Install virtualenvwrapper

  1. Install virtualenvwrapper:
    2. sudo pip install virtualenvwrapper
  2. Add the following to your ~/.bash_profile:
    3. export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh

Create a virtual environment for WebQA

   mkvirtualenv webqa

Switch to the WebQA virtual environment

   workon webqa

Installation on Windows

Exception: use 32-bit version of the setuptools even if your operating system is 64-bit otherwise it fails to find the Python installation.

  1. Install the 32-bit version of SetupTools using the provided .exe installer:
    2. http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools#files
  2. Download the last pip version and uncompress it:
    3. http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip#downloads
  3. In your cmd prompt, go to the uncompressed pip directory and run:
    4. python setup.py install
  4. Add the Scripts directory to your System Variables path:
    5. C:\Python26\Scripts
  5. Now you can use the command pip install package on Win.

Virtualenvwrapper Installation and Usage

  1. From the cmd prompt install pip:
    2. pip install virtualenvwrapper-win
  2. Set your environment variable:
    3. WORKON_HOME = C:\Python27\Scripts:
  3. You can now create virtualenvs:
    4. mkvirtualenv <name of the environment>
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