python3 on ubuntu 20

python-env-setup.md

Python setup flow

This should setup python environment on Ubuntu 20 (Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS)

Install pip

Instructions: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/#get-pip-py

1. Download get-pip.py file:

   wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py

2. Install distutils:

   apt-get install python3-distutils

3. Install pip:

   python3 get-pip.py # path to downloaded file

Setup venv

1. Create project folder

   mkdir your-project
   cd your-project

2. Install venv module:

   apt install python3.8-venv

3. Create virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv ./venv

4. Activate virtual environment

   source ./venv/bin/activate

Install dependencies for the project

pip install flask