Setting Up Python

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For our project we will be using Python with UV as the package manager.

Setting Up Python

If it wasn’t installed during your installation of VSCode, Python is most easily added using the built in extensions manager in VSCode.

The extension manager can be found on the sidebar to the left, with the image of four boxes.

Search “Python” and install the Python package. This will add support for the Python Language. If the install button isn’t visible, you’ll already have it installed and can move on.

Installing Python

Installing UV

To install UV, we can follow the instructions on the official documentation.

this will likely mean simply running:
Terminal window
```
pip install uv
```
However, if for whatever reason that doesn’t work for you, try doing the following: (Only do this if pip didn’t work)
Terminal window
```
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -scope CurrentUser
```
followed by
Terminal window
```
powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
```
In the Terminal.
Next, to ensure UV installed correctly, run
Terminal window
```
uv
```
in the terminal.

If you get an error, you’ll likely need to restart your device to ensure UV is installed correctly. If you get an output showing different commands, you can move on.
Then we can create our project by typing
Terminal window
```
uv init
```
in the terminal.

Virtual ENv

We can create a virtual environment using the following terminal command

uv venv

to make the Virtual Environment active, you’ll want to run

.venv/Scripts/activate

You can tell you the Venv is activated, if your project name is now in brackets at the start of your terminal line.

For more information about what a virtual environment is and how it works, you can look at the official python docs

Running scripts

Instead of interacting with the Virtual Env directly it is easier to run scripts using the following command in the terminal

uv run my_script.py

Adding dependencies

Style

For code style and formatting we will be using Ruff which can be installed using the following command in the terminal

uv add ruff

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