Getting Started

Make sure you're using a Python virtual environment in the x-ecute/backend folder.

If you haven't created an virtual environment in the x-ecute/backend folder, navigate to the x-ecute/backend folder and type:

python -m venv venv #if your keyword is python

or

python3 -m venv venv #if your keyword is python3

To activate the Python virtual environment in the x-ecute/backend folder, navigate to the x-ecute/backend folder and type:

. venv/bin/activate # if you are using Mac
. venv/Scripts/activate #if you are using Windows

You should see a (venv) to the left of your terminal.

To install dependencies from requirements.txt, navigate to the x-ecute/backend and run:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the server

To run the API server locally, navigate to the x-ecute/backend folder and run:

python app.py

or

python3 app.py

Adding dependencies

If you want to add any dependncies / libraries / tools, follow these steps:

1. Ask the chat and have it approved
2. run pip install <dependency>
3. run pip freeze > requirements.txt