2. Install Python for Windows from python.org, Check Add python to path
3. Verify
py -3 --version
4. Install VS Code
5. Install Microsoft's extension for Python (Intellisense, linting)
6. Select python interpreter for VS Code
Ctrl-Shift-P to select Python interpreter in VS Code python: Interpreter
7. pip included in python. Used to install packages.
8. venv - isolated environment for a project for libraries and dependencies. Do not install packages globally
# inside the Python project folder
python -m venv venv
# activate
venv\Scripts\activate
# check packages installed in venv
pip list
# install packages.
pip install requests
# save dependencies to file
pip freeze > requirements.txt
# install from requirements
pip install -r requirements.txt