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How to set up a project with a virtual environment and Git in Visual Studio Code 🧵(1/2)

	1.	Open your working folder in Visual Studio Code
	•	Open your terminal.

	2.	Initialize Git:
	•	Run git init to start using Git in the project.
	•	Don’t forget to create a .gitignore file to exclude files you don’t want in Git (like virtual environments).

	3.	Why do we need a virtual environment?
	•	To isolate package installations.
	•	It helps keep different projects on your computer separate and clean.

	4.	Creating a virtual environment:
	•	Run python -m venv ./env to create a folder named env.

	5.	Activating the virtual environment:
	•	Run source env/bin/activate to activate it.
	•	To deactivate, simply run deactivate.

6.	Installing packages:
	•	Create a requirements.txt file to keep track of the packages and versions your project needs.
	•	Format: package_name==version
	•	Install the packages by running pip install -r requirements.txt.
	•	Create a file like main.py and import your installed packages to make sure they’re working in the environment.

	7.	Setting up a .env file:
	•	Use a .env file to store sensitive information like API keys (e.g., OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-.....").
	•	Add .env to your .gitignore file to keep it from being uploaded to GitHub.