Using virtual environments

Python has a very neat feature called virtual environments. Using these virtual environments, you can keep track of dependencies of different Python projects and keep different projects separate from the main environment.

Let's create a new folder in Kali where all our project files will be present:

1. Open your Kali home directory and create a new folder called python-hacking. All our future work will be done here.
2. Open this folder in VS Code:

   Figure 2.15 – Folder structure inside VS Code

3. Inside the python-hacking folder, create a new folder called m1-hello-world. Here we will test our virtual environment. Inside the m1-hello-world folder, create a new file called main.py.
4. Check whether the Python package manager, pip, is installed properly in Kali using the following command in terminal:

   pip3 –version

   You should see the following output:

   Figure 2.16 – pip not installed

5. If you see an output similar to the...