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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

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

Unix only, but very handy
See http://www.doughellmann.com/projects/virtualenvwrapper/ for installation and usage instructions

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 * Open up a command line and run 'easy_install pip'
-==== Setup Virtualenv ====
+==== 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.