pablotoledo / testing-rag

Testing Environment Setup Guide

This guide outlines the steps for setting up a testing environment for projects contained in this repository. It covers the installation of Python 3.9 on WSL2 Ubuntu 22.04, the setup of a Python virtual environment, and the installation of Jupyter.

Python 3.9 Installation on WSL2 Ubuntu 22.04

Follow these steps to install Python 3.9:

1. Add Python PPA and Update Packages

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
   sudo apt-get update

2. Install Python 3.9 and Necessary Packages

   sudo apt-get install --reinstall python3.9 python3.9-venv -y
   sudo apt-get install python3.9-distutils -y
   sudo apt-get install python3-pip -y

Setting Up the Python Virtual Environment

1. Create a Virtual Environment

   python3.9 -m venv .venv

2. Activate the Virtual Environment

   source .venv/bin/activate

3. Manual Installation of pip

   If needed, manually install pip within the virtual environment:

   curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
   python get-pip.py

4. Verify Installation

   Ensure the python3.9-venv package is installed:

   sudo apt-get install python3.9-venv

Jupyter Installation

After setting up the virtual environment, you can install Jupyter:

pip install jupyter