# Virtual Environments { #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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If you already know about virtual environments, how to create them and use them, you might want to skip this section. 🤓

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

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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` { #import-file-and-form }

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```console
$ C:\opt\custompython\bin\python
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This information will be useful when learning about [Virtual Environments](virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}.

## Conclusion { #conclusion }

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

Just keep in mind that when you read "server" in general, it could refer to one of those two things.

## Instalar `PyJWT`

Necesitamos instalar `PyJWT` para generar y verificar los tokens JWT en Python.

Asegúrate de crear un [entorno virtual](../../virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}, activarlo y luego instalar `pyjwt`:

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```console
$ pip install pyjwt

---> 100%
```

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To use forms, 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 `Form` { #import-form }

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## Install FastAPI { #install-fastapi }

The first step is to install FastAPI.

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

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```console
$ pip install "fastapi[standard]"

---> 100%
```

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To use forms, 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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## Using `TestClient` { #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`.

There are utilities to configure it easily that you can use directly in your **FastAPI** application (provided by Starlette).

## Install dependencies { #install-dependencies }

Make sure you create a [virtual environment](../virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}, activate it, and install `jinja2`:

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```console
$ pip install jinja2

---> 100%
```

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