From 3bb69841321aaa7bc5fa1468c290be8956abdd7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Braghis <dan.braghis@torchbox.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2018 11:20:55 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify virtualenv steps for easier getting started

Reference: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/issues/4690#issuecomment-431240164
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 docs/getting_started/index.rst | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/getting_started/index.rst b/docs/getting_started/index.rst
index 5cc62b442b..1d06a535cb 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/index.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started/index.rst
@@ -10,12 +10,19 @@ We'd also recommend Virtualenv, which provides isolated Python environments:
 
  * `Virtualenv <https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/installation.html>`_
 
-
 .. important::
    Before installing Wagtail, it is necessary to install the **libjpeg** and **zlib** libraries, which provide support for working with JPEG, PNG and GIF images (via the Python **Pillow** library). The way to do this varies by platform - see Pillow's `platform-specific installation instructions <http://pillow.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation.html#external-libraries>`_.
 
 With the above installed, the quickest way to install Wagtail is:
 
+*If you are using Virtualenv, run*
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    $ virtualenv env -p python3
+    $ source env/bin/activate
+
+
 .. code-block:: console
 
     $ pip install wagtail