A bash sript creating a temporary Python virtual environment with optional packages.

venv_temp.sh

#! /bin/bash


function usage() {
    cat <<EOF
Create a temporary Python virtual environment with optional packages.

Usage: 
    $(basename $0) [package1 package2...]

EOF
}

if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
    [ $1 = '-h' ] || [ $1 = '--help' ] && usage && exit 1
fi

venv_name=venv_temp_$(date +'%Y%m%d%H%M')

echo -e "\n* Creating the virtual environment $venv_name...\n"

virtualenv $venv_name
source $venv_name/bin/activate

# Install ipython 
pip install -q ipython

packages="$@"

for package in $packages; do
    echo -e "\n* Installing $package..."
    pip install -q $package
    [ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "> Succeded"
    [ $? -eq 1 ] && echo "> Failed"
done

$venv_name/bin/ipython

echo -e "\n* Removing the virtual environment $venv_name.\n"
rm -r $venv_name

venv_temp.sh

creates a virtual environment named venv_temp_YYYYMMDDhhmm
where YYYYMMDDhhmm designates the current date and time.

venv_temp.sh requests records

creates a virtual environment named venv_temp_YYYYMMDDhhmm and installs the packages requests and records.

After the installation, ipython is launched. When you're done, CTRL-d or exit will exit ipython and remove the virtual environment.