Setting Up Your Development Environment¶
This guide will walk you through setting up your virtual environment. Skip this tutorial if you already have a development environment set up.
Prerequisites
Python 3.8 or higher: If you haven’t installed Python yet, download it from the official website.
Installing a Virtual Environment Manager
We’ll use Python’s built-in venv module to create a virtual environment.
Create a Project Directory¶
First, create a directory for your project and navigate into it:
mkdir rag-project
cd rag-project
Create a Virtual Environment¶
Create a virtual environment named env:
python3 -m venv env
Activate the Virtual Environment¶
Activate the virtual environment to start using it.
env\Scripts\activate
source env/bin/activate
After activation, your command prompt should be prefixed with (env).
Your development environment is now ready! In the next chapter, we’ll dive into preparing your dataset and building the core components of your RAG system.