Setting Up and Running Your Python Project

Steps to Create and Activate a Virtual Environment

1. Navigate to the backend Directory

   cd backend

2. Create the Virtual Environment

   python -m venv venv

3. Activate the Virtual Environment

   • On Windows:

     venv\Scripts\activate

   • On macOS/Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

4. Installing the python packages

   • On Windows (will take some time to finish):

     pip install -r requirements.txt

Running Your Python Application

5. Run the Python Application

   python app.py

6. To dexit the environment

deactivate