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Installing pip with get-pip.py in a Python virtual environment

To create a Python virtual environment type below commands on the required console prompt: On Windows     python -m venv ./venv     .\venv\Scripts\activate On Ubuntu     python3 -m venv ./venv      source ./venv/bin/activate To install pip, securely   download   get-pip.py   by following this link:   get-pip.py . Alternatively, use   curl : curl https : // bootstrap . pypa . io / get - pip . py - o get - pip . py Then run the following command in the folder where you have downloaded  get-pip.py : python get - pip . py Warning   Be cautious if you are using a Python install that is managed by your operating system or another p ackage manager.  get-pip.py  does not coordinate with those tools, and may leave your system in an inconsistent state. Hence it is recommended to use venv (Python Virtual Environment) to isolate the working environment with the Python environment at th...

About my iPad Pro & Zoom h1 voice recorder

Watch my long term usage review of the iPad Pro 2018 model with Apple Pencil. Also, check out the Zoom h1 audio recorder & the mic stand.

About my MacBook Pro Touchbar edition & gadget updates

Watch my long term review of my Macbook Pro touchbar 2018 model !!

How to resolve VT-X is not available error in Oracle VM VirtualBox when tried to start a VM

In the Administrator elevated command prompt, paste the following command to disable Microsoft Hyper V and press  Enter : dism.exe /Online /Disable-Feature:Microsoft-Hyper-V Once the command runs successfully, close the elevated Command Prompt and restart your computer. At the next startup, open a Virtualbox machine again and see if you’re still getting the same error message.

Go lang debugger delve installation error on Mac OS: xcrun: error: invalid active developer path, missing xcrun

Today I installed Go lang on my macbook Pro and installed VS Code and the Go lang extension for it. When I tried to Run the first hello.go program from the VSCode Run menu got a prompt that Delve which is the debugger extension for Go lang to be installed. When I tried to install Delve got this strange error: Mac OS: xcrun: error: invalid active developer path, missing xcrun On looking up the internet found that running the below command on the terminal will solve the issue: Install the Xcode toolkit! Even if you had it installed before, you might have to re-register it or update it to the latest version. $ xcode-select --install If that doesn’t work, force it to reset. You’ll need  sudo  access for this one. $ sudo xcode-select --reset And voila, Delve got installed successfully using the  go get -V github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv  command and all was well. Now I am able to neatly run the Go lang programs from the Run menu of VS Code editor. Alte...