Installation
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| # macOS
brew install python3 python-pip
# Ubuntu
sudo apt install python3 python-pip
# Update pip to the latest version
pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
# Install virtualenvwrapper
pip3 install virtualenv virtualenvwrapper
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Create projects directory
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| # needed for virtualenvwrapper
export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs
export PROJECT_HOME=$HOME/Projects
export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/bi/home/USER/.linuxbrew/bin/python3
export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_VIRTUALENV=/bi/home/USER/.linuxbrew/bin/virtualenv
export PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=true
source /bi/home/USER/.linuxbrew/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
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Reload profile
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| source ~/.profile
source ~/.zprofile
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Make a new project
- The command will create a python virtual environment by running
mkvirtualenv. - Then it will creates a project directory and will turn to that directory.
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| # using the default python version
mkproject projectName
# using specific python version
mkproject -p `which python` projectName
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To delete a project
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| rmvirtualenv projectName
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Bonus
If you are using ZSH shell with prezto (recommended), you can change prezto prompt to indicate the virtual environment currently in use. You need to edit prompt_sorin_setup as follow1 :
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| cd $HOME/.zprezto/modules/prompt/functions/
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| # Check for activated virtualenv
if (( $+functions[python-info] )); then
python-info
fi
# Compute slow commands in the background.
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| 'status' '$(coalesce "%b" "%p" "%c")%s%A%B%S%a%d%m%r%U%u'
# %v - virtualenv name.
zstyle ':prezto:module:python:info:virtualenv' format '(%v)'
# Define prompts.
PROMPT='${SSH_TTY:+"%F{9}%n%f%F{7}@%f%F{3}%m%f "}%F{4}$python_info[virtualenv] ${_prompt_sorin_pwd}%(!. %B%F{1}#%f%b.)${editor_info[keymap]} '
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[1] How to display current virtualenv in your ZSH Prezto theme