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      Installing AutoGen AgentChat
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# Installation

## Create a virtual environment (optional)

When installing AgentChat locally, we recommend using a virtual environment for the installation. This will ensure that the dependencies for AgentChat are isolated from the rest of your system.

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Create and activate:

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

To deactivate later, run:

```bash
deactivate
```

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`````{tab-item} conda

[Install Conda](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/stable/user-guide/install/index.html) if you have not already.


Create and activate:

```bash
conda create -n autogen python=3.10
conda activate autogen
```

To deactivate later, run:

```bash
conda deactivate
```


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## Intall the AgentChat package using pip

Install the `autogen-agentchat` package using pip:

```bash

pip install autogen-agentchat==0.4.0.dev2
```

## Install Docker for Code Execution

We recommend using Docker for code execution.
To install Docker, follow the instructions for your operating system on the [Docker website](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/).

A simple example of how to use Docker for code execution is shown below:

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To learn more about agents that execute code, see the [agents tutorial](./tutorial/agents.ipynb).