virtualenv + virtualenvwrapper setup (from almost 8 years ago)

setup.md

Virtualenv + Wirtualenvwrapper

Check python binary to use

$ export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/path/to/.../python
$ export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=${HOME}/bin/python

Path where virtual environments will be created

$ export WORKON_HOME=${HOME}/.virtualenvs
$ mkdir -p ${WORKON_HOME}

Call setup script from your .bashrc or .profile

# virtualenvwrapper installed by global pip
$ source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
# virtualenvwrapper installed by local pip
$ source ${HOME}/.local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh

more info:

• Python Interpreter, virtualenv, and $PATH
• Use different Python version with virtualenv

but nowadays I prefer:

• venv
• pyenv
• pip-tools
• direnv

still not sure about:

• poetry
• pipenv
• pdm (👈 I like this a bit more because is simpler to use)