# Virtual Environments

When you work in Python projects you probably should use a **virtual environment** (or a similar mechanism) to isolate the packages you install for each project.

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A **virtual environment** is different than an **environment variable**.

Por exemplo:

* <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments#_select-and-activate-an-environment" class="external-link" target="_blank">VS Code</a>
* <a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/creating-virtual-environment.html" class="external-link" target="_blank">PyCharm</a>

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## Conclusion

With this you should have a basic understanding of what **environment variables** are and how to use them in Python.

You can also read more about them in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_variable" class="external-link" target="_blank">Wikipedia for Environment Variable</a>.

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The install is organized in 'environments' - each environment consists of a set of components
in different namespaces that are configured to work together. Regardless of 'environment',
workloads can talk with each other and obey the Istio configuration resources, but each environment
can use different Istio versions and different configuration defaults.

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```console
$ C:\opt\custompython\bin\python
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Эта информация будет полезна при изучении [Виртуальных окружений](virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}.

## Вывод

Благодаря этому вы должны иметь базовое представление о том, что такое **переменные окружения** и как использовать их в Python.

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```console
$ C:\opt\custompython\bin\python
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Deze informatie is handig wanneer je meer wilt weten over [virtuele omgevingen](virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}.

## Conclusion

Hiermee heb je basiskennis van wat **omgevingsvariabelen** zijn en hoe je ze in Python kunt gebruiken.

## Using `TestClient`

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To use `TestClient`, first install <a href="https://www.python-httpx.org" class="external-link" target="_blank">`httpx`</a>.

Make sure you create a [virtual environment](../virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}, activate it, and then install it, for example:

```console
$ pip install httpx
```

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Import `TestClient`.

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To receive uploaded files and/or form data, first install <a href="https://github.com/Kludex/python-multipart" class="external-link" target="_blank">`python-multipart`</a>.

Make sure you create a [virtual environment](../virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}, activate it, and then install it, for example:

```console
$ pip install python-multipart
```

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## Import `File` and `Form`

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### Upgrade Checklist

- Test all upgrades in a lower environment (DEV, QA, UAT) before applying to production. Performing blind upgrades in production environments carries significant risk.
- Read the release notes for MinIO *before* performing any upgrade, there is no forced requirement to upgrade to latest release upon every release. Some release may not be relevant to your setup, avoid upgrading production environments unnecessarily.