Prerequisites

• Have Python3.* installed check:

  $ python3 --version
  

  if not installed

  $ sudo apt install python3
  

• Have pip installed Check:

  $ pip --version
  

  if not installed

  $ sudo apt install python3-pip
  

Setup

1. Install venv

   $ sudo apt install python3-venv
   

2. Create your project folder eg

   $ mkdir my-project
   

3. Navigate to the folder

   $ cd my-project
   

4. Create a virtual environment

   $ python3 -m venv virtual
   

   virtual is the name of the virtual environment. Can be any name.

5. Activate the virtual environment

$ source virtual/bin/activate

1. Install flask

$pip install flask

Make sure the virtual environment is activate in the terminal you are running your code on. Always check!!!