Steps to install dependencies in a virtual environment

1. Clone this repository to local computer

2. Rename the directory to reflect the new project name

3. Create a new virtual environment

   • Windows: python -m venv ./venv
   • Mac: python3 -m venv ./venv

4. Activate the new virtual environment

   • Windows: .\venv\Scripts\activate
   • Mac: source ./venv/bin/activate

5. Install the dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Install node modules npm install

   -Or this: command line npm install -g npm

Best practices to maintain dependencies

• After adding a new python dependency run the freeze script at the .\ProfileUserEngine level to update the requirements.txt

  pip freeze > requirements.txt
  

• Run python files at the root level to avoid installing multiple .venv folders Example to run app.py: C:Users\user\Sequoia\ProfileUserEngine> python .\backend\app.py

Run the repo

• Select start.bat file in Windows explorer
• Alternatively run python .\backend\app.py

Test the repo

• Use `repr' to return variables for every class - EXTREMELY helpful for testing