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virtualenvwrapper — Group of simple wrapper commands for Python's `virtualenv` tool. More information: <https://virtuale

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Problem

How to use the virtualenvwrapper command: Group of simple wrapper commands for Python's virtualenv tool. More information: <https://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html>.

Solution

virtualenvwrapper — Group of simple wrapper commands for Python's virtualenv tool. More information: <https://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html>.

Create a new Python virtualenv in $WORKON_HOME:

mkvirtualenv {{virtualenv_name}}

Create a virtualenv for a specific Python version:

mkvirtualenv --python {{/usr/local/bin/python3.8}} {{virtualenv_name}}

Activate or use a different virtualenv:

workon {{virtualenv_name}}

Stop the virtualenv:

deactivate

List all virtual environments:

lsvirtualenv

Remove a virtualenv:

rmvirtualenv {{virtualenv_name}}

Get summary of all virtualenvwrapper commands:

virtualenvwrapper

Code Snippets

Create a new Python `virtualenv` in `$WORKON_HOME`

mkvirtualenv {{virtualenv_name}}

Create a `virtualenv` for a specific Python version

mkvirtualenv --python {{/usr/local/bin/python3.8}} {{virtualenv_name}}

Activate or use a different `virtualenv`

workon {{virtualenv_name}}

Stop the `virtualenv`

deactivate

List all virtual environments

lsvirtualenv

Context

tldr-pages: common/virtualenvwrapper

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