I'm using VSCode's python and jupyter plugins to run the notebook:
- https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python
- https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-toolsai.jupyter
I use pyenv and pyenv-virtualenv for managing python and installing virtual environments. On the Mac, they can be installed with homebrew using:
brew update
brew install pyenv pyenv-virtualenv
and you can add this to your .zshrc to get it to automatically load the shims in your terminal with:
if command -v pyenv >/dev/null 2>&1; then
export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"
export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(pyenv init -)"
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
else
echo "missing pyenv, install with:"
echo "brew install pyenv"
echo "pyenv install 3.12.2"
fi
Then run ./mkenv.sh from the command-line to install the version of Python
defined in .python-version, create the virtual environment named in that file,
and install the Python dependencies needed by this project using pip.
Alternatively, you'll learn a bit more about how pyenv works if you follow the alternative instructions below:
Install python and create a new virtual environment for this notebook with:
pyenv install 3.12.2
# make it the global python if desired:
pyenv global 3.12.2
# create the virtual environment used in .python-version:
pyenv virtualenv 3.12.2 pyscratch-3.12.2
Now, when you're in this directory in your shell, you should see this as the active virtualenv:
which python
/Users/<your user>/.pyenv/shims/python
python -V
Python 3.12.2
pyenv versions
system
3.12.2
3.12.2/envs/pyscratch-3.12.2
* pyscratch-3.12.2 --> /Users/<your user>/.pyenv/versions/3.12.2/envs/pyscratch-3.12.2 (set by /Users/<your user>/<path to>/pyscratch/.python-version)
Python (pip) typically stores dependencies in requirements.txt (or other modern replacements), install them with:
pip install -r requirements.txt
When you run the first python cell, VSCode will prompt you for the kernel to use. You should be able to pick the pyscratch-3.12.2 kernel.