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Setting up Python

The Datomic team recommends using a Python virtualenv for any Python-based analytics tools.

Python 3 ships with virtualenv by default, however, if it is missing in your environment you can install it with your package manager or using pip: 

pip3 install virtualenv

Setting up a Python Virtual Environment

  • Create a new empty directory for your Python environment and cd into it:
mkdir my-python-env
cd my-python-env
  • If you do not yet have it, install Python 3 locally:
brew install python3
  • Set up a Python virtual environment:

This step is only required once when you first create the virtual environment. If you have multiple versions of Python 3+ installed, use version 3.6 or greater for the following command (i.e. python3.7 instead of python3). 

python3 -m venv venv
  • To start the virtual environment, run:
. venv/bin/activate
  • A (venv) will be displayed at the front of your terminal prompt. This lets you know that you're using this virtual environment.
  • Now update Python tools and install the libraries used by the

various Python tools: 

pip install --upgrade setuptools pip
pip install pandas==0.23.4
pip install sqlalchemy==1.2.18
pip install pyhive[presto]
  • It is possible to exit the venv at any time with the command below:
deactivate