Review of Key Concepts

Review of Key Concepts#

Agenda of this Recap#

  1. Installation and Setup

  2. Python Virtual Environments

  3. Pyenv Overview

Development Environment Setup#

What is a Python Environment?#

  • Isolated space to install specific Python version and packages

  • Avoids conflicts between projects or system-wide Python installlation

  • Sanbox for each project

Why use Pyenv?#

  • Manage multiple Python versions on the same machine

  • Easily switch between Python versions for different projects

  • Install specific Python versions without affecting system Python

How to create a virtual environment with pyenv#

Within your project directory, you can create and activate a virtual environment using the following commands:

pyenv local 3.11.3  # Set the local Python version for the project
python -m venv .venv  # Create a virtual environment named '.venv'
source .venv/bin/activate  # Activate the virtual environment
# or on Windows:
.venv\Scripts\activate

To deactivate the virtual environment, simply run:

deactivate

Resources#

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