technica15

Technica Hack Project

Requirements:

• Python 2.7 - http://www.python.org
• pip - http://pip.readthedocs.org/en/latest
• virtualenv - http://virtualenv.readthedocs.org/en/latest
• Flask

Setup Steps:

• Pip (see below in Notes)
• Once pip is installed, in terminal run: sudo pip install virtualenv
• Create virtual environment, run: virtualenv --no-site-packages venv
• Start virtual environment, run:
  • For Mac / Unix: source venv/bin/activate
  • For Windows: source bin/activate
• Install Flask, run: pip install flask
• Start Development Server, run: python app.py
  • Open a new browser window and go to: localhost:5000

Notes:

• Most recent version of pip (as of Nov 15) is included in project directory
  • If you don't have pip installed, open terminal, cd into your project directory and run: python get-pip.py
  • If you get a permission error, run: sudo python get-pip.py