Installing Boto3 library in Python virtual environment
Throughout the course we'll be using Python virtual environment to store and manage any required third-party modules, such as Boto3, for example.
This is a best practice to store and manage all required Python project modules separately.
Project source code
The newest version of this lecture source code is located in the boto3-installation folder of the python-boto3-course Git repository.
Python virtual environment
To create Python virtual environment use the following commands in your Cloud9 IDE:
- mkdir -p python-boto3-course
- python3 -m venv ./.venv
Let's activate our virtual environment:
- source ./.venv/bin/activate
After that we need to update Python package manager (PIP) and install Boto3 library:
- pip install --upgrade pip boto3
Test script
Test script we develop in this lesson is called installation_test.py and it is located in the boto3-installation folder inside our project folder.
