Python Installation

How to install python

1. Download the installer

• Get the Python 3.10.6 Installer from the official site, and install it.

  • see here if you're not on 64-bit Windows
  • You may use any version 3.7 or higher

• Alternatively if you're using Chocolatey, just do choco install python

2. Run the installer

• Make sure you select Add to Path on installation process.
  • see here on how to fix, if you missed that step

To check that you've installed it properly, you can open a shell (either CMD or PowerShell on Windows) and type in: python --version
It should return you the Python version, like so:

3. Set up the enviroment

Option 1: Global Environment (NOT RECOMMENDED)

• After cloning the repository, open up a shell (either CMD or PowerShell on Windows)
• Navigate to the repository folder
• Use the command: pip install -r requirements.txt

Here's an example:

I used cd to navigate to the location where my Lapis folder is

Option 2: Virtual Environment

• After cloning the repository, open up a shell (either CMD or PowerShell on Windows)

• Navigate to the repository folder.

• In the root of the repository, create a virtual environment using python -m venv venv
  Example:
  

• Activate the virtual environment using call venv\scripts\activate.bat in Command Prompt

  • The command is venv/scripts/activate in PowerShell
  • Note: You can deactivate the venv by using the command deactivate

• Use the command pip install -r requirements.txt to install the required modules
  Example:
  

  • Use pip install wheel, if the above commands throw errors