Let's Get Started!

All right, before you head off and read my tutorials, I'm going to need you to follow some oppinionated guidelines. There are some common Python tools I use in Python development that are now ingrained in me and use everytime I write Python code. They've become my Best Practices and I want to impart them to you. Also, this'll help so when you start reading my tutorials, you're not confused on what the modules do and why I always start with them.

There are three Python modules that I use on the regular and each section after this will go into how to install them and the few commands you'll need to know to get up and running with them.

Pyenv

The first package we'll be introduced to is pyenv. The pyenv module is a "Simple Python version management" system. It nicely manages Python versions as well as setting virtural environments. We'll be using the module to essentially set the Python version we'll want to work with. pyenv gives us the ability to switch back and forth Python versions without the need to actually installing them in our machines. Want to use the latest Python version like 3.9.x or 4.0.xrcx? With pytenv it's as simple as doing: $ pyenv install 3.9.x! You want to also want go back and use Python 2.1.1? Again, $pyenv install 2.1.1. You now have both Python versions 3.9.x and 2.1.1 and you'll be able to switch back as well as setting them locally and globablly! You'll learn how in my pyenv section.

Poetry

You can manage virtual envrionments with pyenv alone. But, you're going to want to do that with poetry instead. This package will give you the ability to not only create virtual environments but also build out your packages and modules. You'll thank me to introducing you to this powerful package when you create your awesome Async Framework! This section will show you how to install poetry properly as well as the minimum commands to fly high with this package.