PYTHON VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS | The what, why, and how of Python virtual environments

What is a python virtual environment? In this video we go over what a virtual environment is, why you would use one, and how to create and use a virtual environment.

Steps to creating a virtual environment
Step 1: pip install virtualenv (if not installed)
Step 2: navigate to project directory
Step 3: virtualenv venv (to create environment)
Step 4: .\venv\Scripts\activate (to activate environment)

The basics of PIP – Python package manager

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0:00 Intro
1:01 What
1:30 Why
3:02 Set up
5:30 Activation
6:36 Deactivation