Use Python virtual environment

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
Using a virtual environment for python would keep my installed packages on my system from conflicting with other projects package and specific version. I believe this will help us moving forward when adding support for python 3 and above

**Describe the solution you'd like**
Update the git ignore file to ignore the virtual environment files/folders

**Describe alternatives you've considered**

**Additional context**

Start by locating the repository's git ignore file and review the issue's request for Python virtual-environment files and folders. Update the ignore entries for that environment, then verify that a virtual environment's files are not shown as untracked while project files remain trackable.

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