fixing "source /venv/bin/activate" error message on Windows 10

[mikeysan]

On Windows 10 when I ran the source command I got an error message saying source was not a recognised cmdlet.

This is, of course because 'source's is a bash/zsh command and not native to windows. To resolve this on Windows you will need to run .\venv\Scripts\activate

Note:

1. The path is .\venv\ Scripts \activate. I'm not sure if this is a Windows thing only, but the is no \bin\

2. You may also need to run this command first as Windows Powershell blocks scripts by default Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned This command will let you change the rules for your user account only.

3. Run .\venv\Scripts\activate again once you have changed the permission.

I have excluded the error messages as they will be obvious to anyone who gets them.