python_template

A Python template repo to save you some yak-shaving.

Requirements

• Python 3.3+ (Tested on 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6)
• Instructions may be slightly different for PC

Python Installation Instructions for MacOS

• Install Homebrew
  • /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
• Update Homebrew
  • brew update
• Install Python3
  • brew install python3

Usage

1. Create an empty repository on Github for your project
2. Clone the repository locally into the name of your project

• git clone https://github.com/JasonMWhite/python_template.git my_project_name

3. Create a virtual environment for your project

• python3 -m venv my_project

4. Change to the directory of your project

• cd my_project_name

5. Link the directory to your empty repository

• git remote add origin https://github.com/MyUsername/my_project_name.git

6. Push the code to your repository

• git push -u origin master

7. Activate the virtual environment

• source bin/activate

8. Run setup

• make setup

9. Code away!
10. When you're done, you can type deactivate to leave the virtual environment.

Repeat steps 7-10 each time you want to make changes. (Step 8 will only be necessary if you've modified the requirements)