virtualenv.md

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💽	virtualenv venv

[[virtualenv]]

Also known as venv

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Setting up venv with windows

• py -3.9 -m venv c:\path\to\wherever\you\want\it
• Example:
  • py -3.9 -m venv venv will use Python version 3.6 and store the virtual environment in a location called "venv"
  • Ensure you run pip install --upgrade pip to update pip

# activate the virtual environment 
.\venv\Scripts\activate

# check the python version
 python --version

# list all packages installed by default
pip list

# deactivate the virtual environment
deactivate

Setting up venv with MacOS

# Initialize virtual environment
python3.9 -m venv .venv

# Enter the venv
source .venv/bin/activate

# Update pip
pip install --upgrade pip

# Connect to remote aws pip
./connect_pip.sh

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