Setting up the Python environment

As we will demonstrate throughout this book, having the right environment (local or for your automated builds) is crucial to the success of any development project. If a workstation has the right tools, and is set up properly, developing on that workstation can feel like a breath of fresh air. Conversely, a poorly set up environment can suffocate any developer trying to use it.

The following are the prerequisite accounts that we require in the later part of the book:

• A GitHub account needs to be created for source code management. Use the article on the following link to do so:

https://medium.com/appliedcode/setup-github-account-9a5ec918bcc1

• AWS and Azure accounts are required for application deployment. Use the articles given on the following links to create these:
  • AWS: https://medium.com/appliedcode/setup-aws-account-1727ce89353e
  • Azure: https://medium.com/appliedcode/setup-microsoft-azure-account-cbd635ebf14b

Now, let's set up some of the tools that we will need during our development project.