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Installation
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Prerequisites
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- Install Python v.3.8 
- Install pip *

.. hint:: Verify if pip is actually installed within Python v.3.8 

.. code:: console 

    pip -V


You should see output similar to the following:

.. code:: console

    pip 20.0.2 from C:\Users\lib\site-packages\pip (python 3.8)

Install pip
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Download get-pip.py from https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py and execute 

.. code:: console 
    
    python get-pip.py

You can verify that Pip was installed correctly by opening a command prompt and entering the following command:

.. code:: console 

    pip -V


Install requirements
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check current packages installed using:

.. code:: console

    pip freeze

In your `Virtual environment <https://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html>`_  install the requirements by executing:

.. code:: console

    pip install -r requirements.txt

Start the Django Server: 

.. code:: console

    python manage.py runserver 8000