Installation¶
Python Version¶
We recommend using the latest version of Python. FMail supports Python 3.6 and newer.
Virtual environments¶
Use a virtual environment to manage the dependencies for your project, both in development and in production.
What problem does a virtual environment solve? The more Python projects you have, the more likely it is that you need to work with different versions of Python libraries, or even Python itself. Newer versions of libraries for one project can break compatibility in another project.
Virtual environments are independent groups of Python libraries, one for each project. Packages installed for one project will not affect other projects or the operating system’s packages.
Python comes bundled with the venv module to create virtual
environments.
Create an environment¶
Create a project folder and a venv folder within:
Activate the environment¶
Before you work on your project, activate the corresponding environment:
Your shell prompt will change to show the name of the activated environment.
Install FMail¶
Within the activated environment, use the following command to install FMail:
$ pip install FMail
FMail is now installed. Check out the Quickstart or go to the Documentation Overview.