Setting Up A Python Development Environment on Ubuntu 14.04

This guide is for me to rmember how I setup a Python development environment on a new machine. These steps were derived from these 2 links:

http://nextdime.wordpress.com/2014/07/03/how-to-set-up-python-development-environment-ubuntu-14-04/

http://www.saltycrane.com/blog/2010/02/how-install-pip-ubuntu/

First, as always, update your sources.

$ sudo apt-get update

Then install the following:

$ sudo apt-get install python-dev
$ sudo apt-get install python-setuptools
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
$ sudo apt-get install python-pip
$ sudo apt-get install sqlite3

Upgrade pip.

$ sudo pip install --upgrade pip

With pip installed and upgraded, we can now use pip to install virtualenv and the wrapper.

$ sudo pip install virtualenv
$ sudo pip install virtualenvwrapper

Now modify your bashrc file.

if [ -f /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh ]; then
        export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs
        source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
fi

This is a basic python development environment. Please review links above for a more comprehensive setup.

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