Prerequisites

cloudexit runs locally and is executed directly from the repository.

Before running the first assessment, make sure your local Python environment is ready.

Python version

cloudexit requires Python 3.10+

Check your version:

python3 --version

Virtual environment & pip

We recommend using a virtual environment to avoid dependency conflicts:

python3 -m venv ./venv
source venv/bin/activate

Then install dependencies:

python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Verify pip is available:

python3 -m pip --version

Common issues

‘python3: command not found’

Install Python 3 using your OS package manager or from python.org.

‘pip install’

Try upgrading pip:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

Virtual environment activation doesn’t work

Make sure you run:

source venv/bin/activate

and confirm you see (venv) in your shell prompt.