WorkingWithPythonProjects

Working with Python Projects

Here is one possible workflow that we find effective.

• Install the latest Python.
• Create a directory for your project.
• Create a virtual environment within the project, see here.
  • Activate your environment
  • Install the packages you need using pip.
  • Create file requirements.text with the dependencies (update the file when new packages are installed).
• When you are ready, upload your project to pypi.org! see here.
  • Note: for upgrades you may need to add --skip-existing to twine as explained here.

Notes:

• All commands above are executed using the command line (on Windows we use Git bash, which is part of Git for Windows).
• To develop using an IDE (e.g., PyCharm), open the project directory from the IDE while setting the virtual environment you have created.