¶ Setting up a project environment
This walkthrough guides you thru installing the EdgePi SDK and creating a simple project environment to run any project
First go through the VS Code setup page as we will be using this IDE in the walkthrough. However, you can use any other method you want.
¶ Setting up the Virtual Environment
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Open the explorer
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Click on
Open Folderand open the default folder.- You may need to enter the password
piagain. - Accept the permissions prompt.
- You may need to enter the password
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Create a new folder for your project
- If you plan on doing multiple projects, create a folder for your projects and then create a folder for the specific project you are doing.
- Navigate to your project folder.
- Create a new file and name it with a .py file extension.
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Install the virtual environment package
- Its best to have any associated packages with your project only installed within the confines of the virtual environment.
- In the terminal, run
$ sudo apt-get install python3-venvto install the venv package.
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Create a virtual environment
- Run
$ python -m venv venvand you should see the folder appear in the side bar. Your new virtual environment has been created.
- Now activate your virtual environment with
$ source venv/bin/activate - You should now be within your virtual environment workspace!
- You are now ready to create new files and get started on your project!
- Run
Any new project you start should initialize a new venv within your main project folder.
¶ Install the EdgePi SDK
$ python3 -m pip install edgepi-python-sdkto install the SDK- You are ready to access the EdgePi inputs and outputs and create some simple projects.