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Creating virtual envs

Hi guys! Below are simple steps to install pip3. This will also help when installing virtualenv which gives you an easy way to create virtual environments.

Pip3

$ sudo apt update

$ sudo apt install python3-pip

Check the pip version

$ pip3 --version

Virtualenv

You can use this to create new virtual environments Use the command below to install virtualenv

$ sudo pip3 install virtualenv

You can now use the command below to create a virtual environment

$ virtualenv < name_of_virtual_environment >

Activating the virtual environment

$ source venv/bin/activate

© Vick Kamau

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