Python Virtual Environment

Virtual Environment Establishment and Usage Tutorial

• Download virtualenv (skip if already installed):

  pip3 install virtualenv

• Create a virtual environment in the directory of the application that needs it:

  python3 -m virtualenv .venv

• Activate the virtual environment:

  source .venv/bin/activate

• Update pip3 in the virtual environment:

  pip3 install --upgrade pip

• Deactivate the virtual environment:

  deactivate

• Delete the virtual environment:

  rm -rf .venv