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Expand Up @@ -56,10 +56,31 @@ eval "$(pyenv init -)"
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
```

For Linux (or on the Mac, if you don't want to use `brew`) you can use
For Linux, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), or on the Mac (if you
don't want to use `brew`) you can use
[pyenv/pyenv-installer](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-installer) to
install the necessary tools. When you are finished you will need to
add the same two lines above to your profile.
install the necessary tools. Before running this ensure that you have
installed the prerequisites for your platform according to the
[`pyenv` wiki
page](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/wiki/common-build-problems).

On WSL you should treat your platform as whatever Linux distribution
you've chosen to install.

Once you have installed `pyenv` you will need to add the following
lines to your `.bashrc`:

```bash
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.pyenv/bin"
eval "$(pyenv init -)"
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
```

If you are using a shell other than `bash` you should follow the
instructions that the `pyenv-installer` script outputs.

You will need to reload your shell for these changes to take effect so
you can begin to use `pyenv`.

For a list of Python versions that are already installed and ready to
use with `pyenv`, use the command `pyenv versions`. To see a list of
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