HOW TO SET UP YOUR ENVIRONMENT

1. Clone GitHub repository (if you haven't done so already)

   • Press the Code button then copy the URL

2. Install poetry

   • What is poetry? Poetry is a package manager for python that keeps track of the needed packages and dependencies for those packages so you can install them easily.
   • Install in vscode terminal (open using Ctrl + `) by running: (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://install.python-poetry.org -UseBasicParsing).Content | python -
   • Then add this to your Path environment variable so you can use poetry: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Python\Scripts
   • Check installation and correct environment variable configuration using poetry --version

3. Create a virtual environment with: python -m venv venv

   • This will create your very own venv folder where stuff like libraries and Scripts will go

4. Activate it: venv\Scripts\activate

   • You might need to run Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force if running scripts is disabled
   • You should see (venv) before the working directory showing that your virtual environment is activated

5. Install all the dependencies (one time thing): poetry install

   • This installs all the packages and dependencies in pyproject.toml and poetry.lock to your virtual environment. They are stored in venv\Lib\site-packages.

6. Run the app: python main.py

   • When you make changes, the server will automatically restart with the new changes.

DEVELOPMENT

• If you want to add a new package, use poetry add [package name]
• Other users will need to re-run poetry install in order to locally install the package on their computer