Speed Up Python Development with pythonbrew: Install Python 3.4, Django & Selenium

1. Environment Preparation

Use pythonbrew to accelerate your environment setup.

Install pythonbrew

pip install pythonbrew
[[ -s $HOME/.pythonbrew/etc/bashrc ]] && source $HOME/.pythonbrew/etc/bashrc
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pythonbrew_install
source /etc/profile

Install Python 3.4.3

pythonbrew install 3.4.3
pythonbrew list --know   # list all installable Python versions

Create a working environment

pythonbrew use Python-3.4.3   # switch to this Python version for the current session
pythonbrew venv create tdd   # create a virtual environment (installs virtualenv)

Start coding

[lurenyi@lurenyi tdd]$ pythonbrew venv use tdd
(tdd)[lurenyi@lurenyi tdd]$ python -V
Python 3.4.3
(tdd)[lurenyi@lurenyi tdd]$

2. Required Packages

Python 3.4 comes with pip3, so no extra installation is needed.

Install Django

pip3 install django==1.7

Install Selenium

pip3 install selenium

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