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It is highly recommended to set up a virtual environment for JetConf development. The following procedure uses the [venv](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) module for this purpose (it is included in the standard Python library since version 3.3).
1. Install the latest stable Python 3 version.
1. Clone the JetConf project in a directory of your choice:
1. Install all required packages inside the virtual environment:
```
$ pip install -r requirements
```
When inside the virtual environment, the shell prompt should change to something like
```
(jetconf) $
```
To leave the virtual environment, just do
```
$ deactivate
```
The virtual environment can be entered anytime later by executing step 4. The other steps need to be performed just once.
The setup described above has a few consequences that have to be kept in mind:
* Any project files that need to go to `bin` (executable Python scripts), `include` or `lib` have to be added as exceptions to `.gitignore`, for example
```
!bin/jetconf
```
* After adding a new Python module dependency, it is necessary to run
```
$ pip freeze > requirements.txt
```
and _commit_ the new content of `requirements.txt`.