python-environments.md

Python virtual environments and pip

Python versions

which python

which python3

python --version

python3 --version

Virtual environments in Python 2 (deprecated)

virtualenv env-py2

source env-py2/bin/activate

(note change in prompt)

Virtual environments in Python 3

virtualenv -p python3 env-py3

source env-py3/bin/activate

For Python 3 one might also use pipenv

Installing from the Python Package Index (pypi)

See pypi.python.org

pip install ofcourse

takes some time to install, note dependency resolution and warnings

ofcourse: Populating a new course with example content

mkdir ofcourse-demo

cd ofcourse-demo

ofcourse new

ls

ls -lR people

note file and directory structure

ofcourse validate

# ofcourse run
# point browser at https://localhost:5000

ofcourse: Pulling in existing course content

cd ..

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ritjoe/hfoss

cd hfoss

ls

ls -lR people

ofcourse validate

# ofcourse run
# point browser at https://localhost:5000