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Day 1 of My 90 Days AI Journey: Setting Up the Perfect Environment

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🚀 Day 1 of My 90 Days AI Journey: Setting Up the Environment

Hey developers 👋

Today marks Day 1 of my 90 Days AI Learning Challenge, and the goal was simple:

👉 Set up a complete development environment for AI & Python

If you're a beginner, this is the most important step. A strong setup makes everything easier going forward.

🛠️ Tools I Installed

Here’s what I used:

  • Git → Version control
  • VS Code → Code editor
  • uv → Fast Python package manager
  • Ollama → Run AI models locally

⚡ Installation (Using winget)

I used Windows Package Manager to install everything quickly:

winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget
winget install --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode -e --source winget
winget install --id astral-sh.uv -e --source winget
winget install --id Ollama.Ollama -e --source winget
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📁 Creating My Project Workspace

I created a dedicated folder for this journey:

mkdir C:\AI_90Days
cd C:\AI_90Days
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⚙️ Initializing the Project

To start a clean Python project:

uv init
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This generated the base configuration files.

🧪 Creating a Virtual Environment

I created an isolated Python environment:

uv venv
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Then activated it:

.\.venv\Scripts\activate
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Now my terminal shows:

(.venv) C:\AI_90Days>
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✔️ That means everything is working perfectly.

🧠 Why Virtual Environment?

It helps to:

  • Keep dependencies clean
  • Avoid conflicts between projects
  • Maintain a professional workflow

🧪 First Python Test

I created a simple file:

print("Hello AI World")
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And ran it:

python test.py
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Output:

Hello AI World
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🎯 What I Achieved Today

✅ Development environment ready
✅ Python project initialized
✅ Virtual environment setup
✅ First Python script executed

🔥 What’s Next? (Day 2)

  • Python basics (fast-track)
  • Running first AI model with Ollama
  • Writing my first AI script

💬 Final Thoughts

Day 1 may seem simple, but it's the foundation of everything.

If your setup is strong, your learning becomes 10x faster 🚀

If you're also starting your AI journey, feel free to follow along!

AI #Python #100DaysOfCode #MachineLearning #DevJourney

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