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+============
+Python Setup
+============
+
+.. note::
+
+    This tutorial is aimed at Python 3.3. It also works with
+    Python 2.7.
+
+First thing's first: we need our Python environment in ship-shape.
+Pyramid encourages standard Python development practices (virtual
+environments, packaging tools, logging, etc.) so let's get our working
+area in place. For Python 3.3:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ pyvenv-3.3 venv
+  $ source env/bin/activate
+  (venv)$ wget https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/bootstrap/ez_setup.py -O - | python
+
+If ``wget`` complains with a certificate error, run it with:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ wget --no-check-certificate
+
+In these steps above we first made a :term:`virtualenv` and then
+"activated"  it, which adjusted our path to look first in
+``venv/bin`` for commands (such as ``python``). We next downloaded
+Python's packaging support and installed it, giving us the
+``easy_install`` command-line script for adding new packages. Python
+2.7 users will need to use ``virtualenv`` instead of ``pyvenv`` to make
+their virtual environment.
+
+.. note::
+
+   Why ``easy_install`` and not ``pip``? Pyramid encourages use of
+   namespace packages which, until recently, ``pip`` didn't permit.
+   Also, Pyramid has some optional C extensions for performance. With
+   ``easy_install``, Windows users can get these extensions without
+   needing a C compiler.
+
+.. seealso:: See Also: Python 3's :mod:`venv module <python3:venv>`,
+   the ``setuptools`` `installation
+   instructions <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.9.8#installation-instructions>`_,
+   `easy_install help <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.9.8#using-setuptools-and-easyinstall>`_,
+   and Pyramid's :ref:`Before You Install <installing_chapter>`.