Mastering Python for Networking and Security

Working with virtual environments

When working with Python, it is strongly recommended you use Python virtual environments. Virtual environments help separate the dependencies required for projects and keep our global directory clean of project packages. A virtual environment provides a separate environment for installing Python modules and an isolated copy of the Python executable file and associated files. You can have as many virtual environments as you need, which means that you can have multiple module configurations configured, and you can easily switch between them.

From version 3, Python includes a venv module, which provides this functionality. The documentation and examples are available at https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#virtual-environments ...