Simple python virtual env

README.md

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+```
+
+### Local Dev
+
+Clone the repo, the run the powershell script `create_env.ps1`
+
+Make sure to have `git` cli installed
+
+Open powershell (preferably in administrator mode)
+```cmd
+.\create_env.ps1
+```
+
+Activate the environment at anytime using
+```cmd
+.\venv\Scripts\activate
 ```

create_env.ps1

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+# Make sure powershell is allowed to execute scripts
+$scope = Get-ExecutionPolicy
+if ([string]$scope = "RemoteSigned") {
+    "All is good."
+} else {
+    try {
+        Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
+        Get-ExecutionPolicy
+    } catch {
+        Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
+        Get-ExecutionPolicy
+    }
+}
+
+
+# Get the root of the repo
+$root = $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+cd $root
+
+# Create the virtual env
+python -m venv venv
+
+# activate it
+.\venv\Scripts\activate
+
+# upgrade pip
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+# install what we need
+pip install -r requirements.txt