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Add venv callout from README into quickstart guide #4439

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Expand Up @@ -31,7 +31,22 @@ Python. For details, including the deprecation schedule and how to update your
project to use Python 3.8, see :ref:`guide_migration_py3`.

For information about how to get the latest version of Python, see the official `Python
documentation <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_.
documentation <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_.

Setup a virtual environment
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Once you have a supported version of Python installed, you should set up
your workspace by creating a virtual environment and activate it::

$ python -m venv .venv
...
$ source .venv/bin/activate

This provides an isolated space for your installation that will avoid unexpected
interactions with packages installed at the system level. Skipping this step may
result in unexpected dependency conflicts or failures with other tools installed
on your system.

Install Boto3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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