Starting a Python project

1. $ mkdir ~/my_project Create project directory under user home.
2. $ cd ~/my_project
3. $ git init Create git repo.
4. $ python -m venv venv Create virtual environment within the project directory. Preferred over a centralised virtual environments directory e.g. my_venvs/my_project as it is easier to find and manage. Not a hidden directory e.g. .venv for visibility.
5. $ source venv/bin/activate 5a. $ source venv/Scripts/activate for Python 3.9+
6. $ pip install pip --upgrade Because for some reason the virtual environment's pip is an older version?! Hints of Python dependency hell emerging.