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diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst index 4d37af8..b33fb55 100644 --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Requirements * **Python**: either 3.6, 3.7 or 3.8 will work. * **A Backend**: to choose among MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite or Memory. -* **Virtualenv** (recommended): `virtualenv` package under Debian/Ubuntu. +* **Virtual environment** (recommended): `python3-venv` package under Debian/Ubuntu. -We recommend to use `virtualenv <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv>`_ but +We recommend to use `virtual environment <https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html>`_ but it will work without if you prefer. If wondering about the backend, SQLite is the simplest and will work fine for @@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ most small to medium setups. .. _virtualenv-preparation: -Prepare virtualenv (recommended) -================================ +Prepare virtual environment (recommended) +========================================= Choose an installation path, here `/home/john/ihatemoney`. -Create a virtualenv:: +Create a virtual environment:: - virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 /home/john/ihatemoney + python3 -m venv /home/john/ihatemoney -Activate the virtualenv:: +Activate the virtual environment:: source /home/john/ihatemoney/bin/activate @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Configure database with MySQL/MariaDB (optional) apt install python3-dev libssl-dev -2. Install PyMySQL (within your virtualenv):: +2. Install PyMySQL (within your virtual environment):: pip install 'PyMySQL>=0.9,<0.10' @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Configure database with PostgreSQL (optional) .. note:: Only required if you use Postgresql. -1. Install python driver for PostgreSQL (from within your virtualenv):: +1. Install python driver for PostgreSQL (from within your virtual environment):: pip install psycopg2 |