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fix_virtual_env.sh
#!/bin/bash
# When you upgrade Python using Homebrew and then run brew cleanup, the symlinks
# in the virtualenv point to paths that no longer exist (because Homebrew deleted them).
env="my-virtual-env"
# The solution is to remove the symlinks in the virtualenv and then recreate them
find ~/.virtualenvs/${env}/ -type l -delete
# Recreating link
virtualenv ~/.virtualenvs/${env}
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jdiego commented Apr 3, 2018

When you upgrade Python using Homebrew and then run brew cleanup, the symlinks in the virtualenv point to paths that no longer exist (because Homebrew deleted them).

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