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Python Virtual Environment and pip for Beginners

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This beginner tutorial covers installing, upgrading, and removing packages with pip, creating virtual environments, and recording dependencies in a requirements file. Learners apply these skills while building a weather app.

Syllabus

Intro
Welcome
Getting Started
Installing packages with pip
pip list
Installing a specific package version
Upgrading a package with pip
pip uninstall
Why do we need virtual environments?
Creating a virtual environment
Comparing global & virtual environments
Packages may install other required packages
Python Package Index - PyPI
Creating a requirements file
.gitignore
Weather project
Get a login
API Key and .env file
Get the request URL
Complete the Weather project

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Dave Gray

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