A little python script to find a .venv file in a parent directory and activate that virtual environment. Requirements: virtualenv virtualenvwrapper Notes: Does not search above the user's home directory.

gistfile1.txt

#! /usr/bin/python
import os

HOME = os.getenv("HOME")
VENVDIR = os.path.join(HOME, ".venvs")  # <-- Change this to your venv dir.
VENVFILENAME = ".venv"


def main():
    pwd = os.getcwd().split(os.sep)
    home = HOME.split(os.sep)

    if home[-1] in pwd:
        while pwd != home:
            lookin = os.path.join(os.sep, *pwd)
            if VENVFILENAME in os.listdir(lookin):
                with open(os.path.join(lookin, VENVFILENAME), "r") as f:
                    env = f.read().strip()
                    return "source {}".format(os.path.join(VENVDIR, env,
                                              "bin", "activate"))
            pwd.pop()
    return ""
    # return "echo 'No {} file found between this directory" \
    #        " and your home directory.'".format(VENVFILENAME)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    print(main())