🔒 what's the recommended way to download pip for python

[orchid verge]

pls give me tips thanks!!

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[modest rain]

when you install python , it already comes with pip , you dont need to install pip seperately

as for the command giving you errors , try the command with py -m before it
so run py -m pip install pandas

[orchid verge]

can i use

python -m pip install pandas

or is py recommene

recommended

[hot forge]

py is the recommended way on windows

[orchid verge]

i see

is there anything else i need to take note when downloading packages

i'm new to python so i'm not sure where to check when i download my packages

[modest rain]

dont download random packages someone tells you to download

but for the most part you should be fine , any well known package is fine to be downloaded

[hot forge]

it's best to use virtual environments

[orchid verge]

how do i use them?

i get a notification from python when i try to pip install

vscoe*

VsCode*

[tall grail]

What notifications?

It might be suggesting Extension for python

[orchid verge]

it asks me to create virtual environment when pip install

for the packages

[hot forge]

there is gui options for creating a venv in vscode but I find it easier to use use a terminal and run

py -m venv venv
```and then activate the environment (which is done differently on windows then other platforms

[orchid verge]

why is there 2 venv's?

[tall grail]

One is the name for your virtual environment

[hot forge]

the first is to run the module, the second is the directory name

[lucid fog]

py -m venv venv_name

[orchid verge]

i see

[lucid fog]

in venv_name you can write what name you prefer

[hot forge]

it's just normal to call the directory either .venv or venv

[orchid verge]

thank you for all of ur help

greatly appreciate it

cyall!!

[lucid fog]

bye

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