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Setting up a Python development environment with pipenv

David Itam Essien on July 31, 2019

What is pipenv? Photo credit:Make a Mem.org According to the official documentation, “Pipenv is a tool that aims to bring the best of a...
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MTaylor124 •

A year later and this article still helped more than my last 15 google searches/stack overflow and several youtube videos. Thank you.

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David Itam Essien •

@mtaylor124 it is good to know that it was helpful. Thank you.

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affinage •

sorry for not related question, but what terminal app are you using?

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David Itam Essien •

I am using iterm2 - zsh - customized with Powerlevel9k

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Roman Perepelitsa •

There is powerlevel10k now. It takes only a minute to switch over and you get 10 times faster prompt. All your configuration options will work as before.

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Larry • • Edited

Sweet. Didn't this. Thanks Roman.

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Phil Sorenson •

I was going to ask the same exact question! Super slick looking.
Is it possible to show me/us how to go about that? or just show us a screenshot of the edit?

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Andrea Alessandrini •

"The requirements.txt file does not take note of the specific versions of the packages being installed"
As far I know into requirements.txt file it is possible to specify the versions of the packages

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cnsp •

This is by far the simplest and best tutorial on virtual env

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David Itam Essien •

Thank you @cnsp

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Phil Sorenson •

Defenitely the easiest walk through ive run into on this subject after plenty of google searches, so thankk you!

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Jackson Smith •

thanks :)

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lg543 •

Easy to follow. Thanks

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David Itam Essien •

Thank you @Ig543 I am glad you found this useful.