Loop Pulse Backend Processing
- Install pip, if not yet installed
For mac, $easy_install pip
- Install virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper
pip install virtualenv
pip install virtualenvwrapper
- Configure virtualenvwrapper
Update shell startup script (e.g. ~/.bash_profile) by adding the followings:
export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs
source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
- Create a virtual environment for the project
mkvirtualenv looppulse.web.processing --python=PATH/TO/PYTHON3
For mac, PATH/TO/PYTHON3 looks something like:
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/bin/python3
- Start the virtual environment (It's automatically started the first time after mkvirtualenv is executed)
workon looppulse.web.processing
- Alternatively, pyenv can be used. The tutorial is here
Follow heroku toolset and run the app locally
Everything belows are run inside the project virtual environment!
Whenever you install a new python package, update the requirements.txt file by using the following command:
$pip freeze > requirements.txt
Whenever someone else (other branches) added new packages, update your project by installing the missing packages using the following command:
$pip install -r requirements.txt