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Make sure to select the option to add python.exe to PATH. If you do not do this the first time you run through, there are many ways to fix this listed below.

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To install the virtual environment library, execute the following command in your command line

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Creating a Virtual Environment

  • Navigate to the directory where you want to store all of the files needed by your virtual environment using the cd [Directory name] command

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  • execute the python -m venv [Directory] where [Directory] should be replaced with what you want to call the folder. In most cases, people simply call it venv

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Notice, that after you execute this command, you will find a new folder in the directory you executed the command in

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Activating a Virtual Environment

Activate the virtual environment

  • For osx/linux: source [Directory]/bin/activate

  • For windows: [Directory]\Scripts\activate

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The small brackets before the command prompt (venv) serve as confirmation that it worked

Deactivating a Virtual Environment

Run the following command

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