Software Environment Setup

Setting the python environment for the first time

Below are the step-by-step instructions on how to set up a python virtual environment dedicated for the project use.

• install conda to manage python environment
• in anaconda prompt, create environment using the commands below:

  conda create python=3.7 rtree geopandas folium -n <environment_name>
  conda activate <environment_name>
  conda install -c conda-forge osmnx
  

• clone and install Network Wrangler bicounty branch from GitHub:

  cd <your_working_folder>
  git clone https://github.com/wsp-sag/network_wrangler
  cd network_wrangler
  git checkout bicounty
  pip install -e .
  

• clone and install Lasso bicounty_emme branch from GitHub:

  cd <your_working_folder>
  git clone https://github.com/wsp-sag/Lasso
  cd Lasso
  git checkout bicounty_emme
  pip install -e .