Python setup for Ubuntu
Installing the basic Python tools is straight forward in Ubuntu.
We will install python3, since the version we get with Ubuntu 22 is ok.
If you are on a different platform, python3.8 is the oldest version that works with our labs.
Just type the following into a terminal to install the required pacakges:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3 python3-dev python3-distutils python3-venv python-is-python3
Creating a virtual environment
For each lab, we provide a file requirements.txt that lists the python requirements for the lab. We highly suggest that you set up a new virtual environment for each lab.
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate.
# expect to see (venv) at the beginning of your prompt.
pip install -U pip
pip install -r requirements.txt