From f54a375e0aac53ab2ad70d221f36be8a2abbb2b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shrey Kulshrestha <58223881+shreykul@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 23:50:09 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Added pip install iota-sdk to python readme as first option
 (#1406)

* Added the pip install in readme.

* added the link

* correct

* changed 3rd point

* remove

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Co-authored-by: Shreyansh Kulshrestha <kavinakulshrestha@Kavinas-MacBook-Air.local>
Co-authored-by: Thoralf-M <46689931+Thoralf-M@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 bindings/python/README.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bindings/python/README.md b/bindings/python/README.md
index ab16526d66..496c8a57f3 100644
--- a/bindings/python/README.md
+++ b/bindings/python/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Python binding to the [iota-sdk library](/README.md).
   - [Table of contents](#table-of-contents)
   - [Requirements](#requirements)
   - [Getting Started](#getting-started)
+    - [Install the IOTA SDK via pip](#install-iota-sdk-via-pip)
     - [Install the IOTA SDK](#install-the-iota-sdk)
   - [Client](#client-usage)
   - [Wallet](#wallet-usage)
@@ -24,6 +25,34 @@ Python binding to the [iota-sdk library](/README.md).
 
 ## Getting Started
 
+### Install IOTA SDK via pip
+
+1. (optional) Create a virtual environment and use it. On Linux and macOS, you can run the following commands:
+
+   ```bash
+   python3 -m venv env
+   source env/bin/activate
+   ```
+
+   If you are using Windows, you should run the following instead:
+
+   ```bash
+   python3 -m venv env
+   .\env\Scripts\activate
+   ```
+
+2. Install the IOTA-SDK using pip:
+
+   ```bash
+   pip install iota-sdk
+   ```
+
+3. (optional) If you want to deactivate the virtual environment, run the following command:
+
+   ```bash
+   deactivate
+   ```
+
 ### Install the IOTA SDK
 
 1. Move to the Python bindings directory:
@@ -43,7 +72,7 @@ Python binding to the [iota-sdk library](/README.md).
 
    ```bash
    python3 -m venv env
-   .\env\Scripts\activate`
+   .\env\Scripts\activate
    ```
 
 3. Install the required dependencies and build the wheel by running the following commands: