To start developing, first create a virtual environment. Inside the virtual environment, install all development dependencies: pip install -U -r requirements-dev.txt Alternatively, install `tox` first. Then, let tox create the virtual environment for you: pip install -U --user tox tox -e dev . .tox/dev/bin/activate # activate the virtual environment To run lint: tox -e lint To run runtime tests: tox --skip-missing-interpreters