PyCon2019 Click Tutorial

PyCon 2019 Tutorial: Writing Command Line Applications that Click

Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.5+ installed. Python Installation Guide
• virtualenv & pip (Should be installed if you follow the guide above)
• Git. Git installation instructions
• Optional: pipenv or virtualenvwrapper

Installation

This repo is a Python package. You will create a virtualenv and install the package which will install its dependencies and make new commands available.

• Open a terminal / command prompt.
  • Recommended on Windows: PowerShell or WSL.
• Clone this repo:
  git clone https://github.com/tylerdave/PyCon2019-Click-Tutorial.git
  • If you'd like to save a remote copy of your changes, create a new empty repo at your source code hosting service of choice and add it as a git remote:
    git remote add personal $NEW_REPO_URL
• cd to the root of the cloned repo:
  cd PyCon2019-Click-Tutorial
• Create and activate a virtualenv using your favorite method and then install the package:
  • Recommended: using pipenv (installation instructions):
    • pipenv --python python3
    • pipenv install
    • On Mac/Linux:
      • pipenv shell
    • On Windows:
      • pipenv shell might give you a reduced feature shell. You should run commands with pipenv run $COMMAND instead like: pipenv run pycon verify instead of just pycon verify in the step below.
  • If using virtualenvwrapper:
    • mkvirtualenv --python python3 click-tutorial
    • workon click-tutorial
    • pip install -e .
  • Manually:
    • python3 -m venv env
    • On Mac/Linux: source env/bin/activate
    • On Windows: .\env\Scripts\activate
    • pip install -e .
• Verify installation. One of the commands that's created by this package is pycon. You can use it to verify your setup was successful:
  pycon verify
• Initialize tutorial. In the root of the repo, run tutorial init.