Python Installation

How to install python

1. Download the installer

Get the Python 3.6.8 Installer from the official site, and install it.
see here if you're not on 64-bit Windows

Alternatively if you're using Chocolatey, just do choco install python --version=3.6.8.20200110

2. Run the installer

Make sure you select Add to Path on installation process.
see here(broken link) on how to fix, if you missed that step

To check that you've installed it properly, you can open a shell (either CMD or PowerShell on Windows) and type in: python --version
It should return you the Python version, like so:

ignore my Python version - I have my system set up differently

3. Set up the enviroment

Global Environment (NOT RECOMMENDED)

After cloning the repository, open up a shell (either CMD or PowerShell on Windows), navigate to the repository folder, use the command: pip install -r requirements.txt

Here's an example:

I used cd to navigate to the location where my Lapis folder is