From 383c82e347d3063e34d51c72ebb58d45116466c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas A Caswell Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:21:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Backport PR #26084: added note about python 3 to venv --- doc/devel/development_setup.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/devel/development_setup.rst b/doc/devel/development_setup.rst index afcd63b3bf15..6def8a99a3e3 100644 --- a/doc/devel/development_setup.rst +++ b/doc/devel/development_setup.rst @@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ The simplest way to do this is to use either Python's virtual environment \Scripts\activate.bat # Windows cmd.exe \Scripts\Activate.ps1 # Windows PowerShell + On some systems, you may need to type ``python3`` instead of ``python``. + For a discussion of the technical reasons, see `PEP-394 `_. + .. tab-item:: conda environment Create a new `conda`_ environment with :: @@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ The simplest way to do this is to use either Python's virtual environment Remember to activate the environment whenever you start working on Matplotlib. + Installing Matplotlib in editable mode ====================================== Install Matplotlib in editable mode from the :file:`matplotlib` directory