To set up a virtual environment for your project and install dependencies, follow these steps:
1.**Install Python 3.11:**
Make sure you have Python 3.11 installed on your system. You can download it from the official Python website.
2.**Create a Virtual Environment:**
Open your terminal or command prompt and navigate to your project directory. Then, run the following command to create a virtual environment. Replace `<venv>` with your preferred virtual environment name:
```bash
python3.11 -m venv <venv>
3.** Activate the Virtual Environment:On Windows:**
On Windows: .\<venv>\Scripts\activate
On macOS and Linux: source <venv>/bin/activate
Your command prompt should now show the virtual environment name, indicating that it's active.
4.** Install Dependencies: **
Use pip to install the project's dependencies from the requirements.txt file. Replace <path_to_requirements.txt> with the actual path to your requirements.txt file:
pip install -r <path_to_requirements.txt>
This will install all the necessary packages for your project.
5.** Deactivate the Virtual Environment: **
This returns you to your system's global Python environment.
Now you have a virtual environment set up for your project with all the required dependencies installed. You can activate it whenever you work on your project to isolate its dependencies from the system-wide Python installation.
