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virtualenv is a tool that creates a sandboxed and isolated environment where Python packages can be installed without interfering with other packages on the same machine.

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How do I create a Python virtual environment in the Ubuntu on Windows App using 'venv' rather than 'virtualenv'?

I am using the Ubuntu on Windows App running on Windows Subsystem for Linux. So an initial question is if Python virtual environments is supported. Given my as yet limited understanding of Python ...
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Open terminal in XFCE from script and activate python virtualenv

I try to open a new terminal window in XFCE and activate python3 virtualenv in there using the following line in a bash script: xfce4-terminal --working-directory=$HOME/path/to/project --maximize \ -...
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What exactly is virtualenv.py?

I know of virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper and .py stands for python. When I run virtualenv in PyCharm IDE this comes up: Usage: virtualenv.py I just recently came across this and tried search for ...
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Always use a python virtual environment everywhere

I am new to Ubuntu and Python virtualenv. Since I realized the importance of virtualenv, I'd like to use it by default whenever I run python(from installing packages) so that I don't need to run ...
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Configure error: could not find the zlib library

I am trying to install lalsuite on ubuntu according to the instructions here: https://pycbc.org/pycbc/latest/html/install_lalsuite.html Everything went smoothly until I ran ./00boot ./configure --...
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File ignored PyCharm Pro IDE and this the correct sys.path for PYTHONPATH?

My PyCharm IDE doesn't automatically create a venv directory so I have to manually create my own. My venv directory comes up as ignored. This is normal. A possible solution is found the comment ...
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Disco Dingo PyCharm 'Running virtualenv with interpreter /usr/bin/python2' while everything else runs Python 3

I uninstalled Virtualenv 16.6.0. I'm using PyCharm with virtualenv version 15.1.0. Update: Tried the creating /venv in create projects but the message is this there and now the venv directory is ...
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Virtualenv Python version

I have Python3.5.2 by default on my Ubuntu System. I recently installed Python3.5.4. When I run python3 --version it outputs 3.5.2 and when I run python3.5 it shows 3.5.4. I want my project to use ...
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UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be incompatible with each other

How to Install opencv using conda with python3.7 on ubuntu 18.04? I am following this link and others, but getting the following error: UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found ...
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installing Anaconda in virtual environment!

I know anaconda is itself being used to set environment for different python versions, but i am trying to install the anaconda in virtual environment, so that my normal python setup, along with other ...
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Problem with running venv

Attempting to create a new environment using venv, installed Ubuntu for WSL, updated, and installed venv without issue. My problem is when I try to run venv, to create the new environment I used: $ ...
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turbodbc installation error in Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]

I tried to install turbodbc with pip install turbodbc inside a Python virtual environment in Ubuntu 18.04, but it's showing this error. DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 will reach the end of its life on ...
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How do I execute a python script through crontab with the virtual environment of the project?

I have seen that a couple of replies in different posts are close to my problem, but the considered solutions don't really work for me - lacking some final link. I want to use the venv of a specific ...
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Synaptic Package manager not showing installed package virtualenv

This is sort of confusing. I have synaptic package manager version 0.84.3(latest). It is showing virtualenv as 'not installed' although it has been installed. When i do the following in CLI virtualenv ...
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Pip broken after upgrading to 19.04

What is going on with pip: $ pip Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module> from pip import main ImportError: cannot import name 'main' from 'pip' (/...
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Specific modules not Importing after cloning Git repository

So recently I cloned a repository SymPy by doing the following steps: Created Python3 virtual environment Activated it (from Terminal) Then ran git clone _sample_URL_ After that I ran the following ...
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Make virtualenv and activate it with shell script

I want to make shell script that makes virtualenv, activates it, install some libraries and run python script with it. But I have problem that I can't activate virtualenv in shell script unless i do "...
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Editting Bash Profile Ubuntu 18.04 LTS [duplicate]

I've been trying to work out how to edit the bash profile for the login shell in Ubuntu 18.04. Being new to linux and the forum being my friend, i found that it is located in .profile as oppose to ...
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Can't run pip from virtualenv - Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I'm trying to use pip to install various requirements in my virtualenv, but I can't get around the error Segementation fault (core dumped). That error seems to indicate memory access problems, but I ...
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How do I set PYTHONASYNCIODEBUG value in pipenv python?

I am running python 3.6 in a pipenv shell. I want to set the value of this python environment variable PYTHONASYNCIODEBUG to 1 without affecting my user environment variables that are outside of the ...
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does pip3 install only in my environment?

If i created a virtual environment using the command virtualenv venv then i activate it source venv/bin/activate, my terminal now looks like this (venv) haziq@vita-workstation2:~$ does installing ...
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Failing to import pandas in Anjuta "module functions cannot set METH_CLASS or METH_STATIC"

I have this boilerplate in a minimal Anjuta app that runs. I do not want to install pandas to the system python path so I am using Virtualenv. When I add import pandas as pd I get the following error ...
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Set virtualenv for file in Visual Studio Code python

I'm playing with Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu. One big problem is I can't figure out how to attach a virtualenv to a file. So, I open the file. On the lower left corner, I see the default path to the ...
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Why is "virtualenv venv" not working on Ubuntu 18.04? [duplicate]

I'm having trouble creating a virtual environment for python on my Ubuntu desktop. I have installed virtualenv by: sudo pip3 install virtualenv and verifying it gives the following output: $ pip3 show ...
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pip install creates directory in site-packages but not in bin directory

I want to install a python-package (celery) within a virtualenv using pip. My virtualenv is activated, and after executing pip install celery the directory venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ has ...
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How to create virtualenv in Ubuntu 18.04

I have installed virtualenv: pip3 install --user virtualenv Then I was trying to create an environment for my folder with the next command: folder_name$ python -m venv ll_env But instead of the ...
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How to install a package in the root directory using virtual environment?

I have created a virtual environment in the root directory and trying to install numpy using the command: pip install numpy It gives the following error: OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: If ...
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Launching script containing virtual env through desktop icon

I want to launch Spyder with tensorflow environment activated directly through a desktop icon. For this purpose, I created a desktop icon launching a virtualenv and then my application. Many posts ...
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source command not working in Bash on Ubuntu 17.10

I am use Ubuntu 17.04 and the following code is not working, although it worked for me in the past. #!/bin/bash APP=personalBlog USER=root cd /opt/src/personalblog/conf/ source /opt/venv/ecomex/...
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System doesn't find virtualenv even though it is installed

gaute@UPG-UBUNTU:~/grr$ sudo apt install virtualenv Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done virtualenv is already the newest version (15.0.1+ds-...
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Python3 -m venv returns error

I have Ubuntu 14.04 lts and python3.6.4 installed and when I enter like it's said here: https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html python3 -m venv env to create my virtual environment I get the ...
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Installing Kivy ubuntu 16.04 64-bit

os : linux(ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 64-bit) python_version : 3.6.3 Using virtualenv. I tried to install many version of kivy with many different versions of cython but always i got ...
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Two python versions in my virtualenv

So far I installed my virtualenv with mkvirtualenv --python=python2.7 venv. (venv) ┌─╼ [~/Projects/Work_Projects] └────╼ pip --version pip 9.0.1 from /home/infinity/.virtualenvs/p38/local/lib/...
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Open a new terminal and source scripts

I want to write a script to activate a virtual environment and run my server for Django project in a new terminal. My startProject.sh is: #!/bin/bash source virtualenv/bin/activate python manage.py ...
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Cannot activate virtual environment with a shell script [duplicate]

I read similar questions and have tried their suggestions but I still cannot activate my virtual environment. The hierarchy of directories is: myproject -- virtualenv -- startvenv.sh startvenv.sh is:...
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"Python could not import the module virtualenvwrapper.hook_loader"

I've been trying to use OpenCV and following this tutorial where they decided to use virtualenvs but this isn't working out for me, and other similar questions aren't helping. Using 16.04 LTS I ...
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Unable to create venv with a different Python verison

I'm installed python 3.6 on my Ubuntu 17.04. Now, I'm trying to create virtual environment with command: python3.6 -m venv env but I'm getting the following message: The virtual environment was not ...
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Pgadmin4 wheel installation does not install pgadmin4.py

I am following these instructions to install pgadmin4 in my local machine: sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev libgmp3-dev virtualenv python-pip libpq-dev python-dev cd /opt/ ...
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Executable not searched in order of $PATH

When I created a virtualenv for python it inserts a path at the front of $PATH so that I can run project-specific binaries. However when I need to run a program called pip instead of running from the ...
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pip2 insists on using local python path

Earlier I installed pyenv and installed python2.7 and python3.4 but I deactivated it from .bashrc I tried to install virtualenv in the following way # Install virtual environment sudo pip2 install ...
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Can't uninstall virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper

So I installed virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper with sudo pip, and I have problems. At first I was getting correct behavior, with packages from the virtual environment being separate from packages ...
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Where to put virtual environments?

There will be many virtual environments on my computer and I'd like to have a place where they are all stored. Somehow $HOME and subdirs don't seem to be good; too exposed. Any suggestions, or ...
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How to install python packages with virtualenv without installing them globally?

I have installed virtualenv with sudo apt-get install virtualenv. It stands in this tutorial that you need to use your env/bin/ folder's own pip or pip3 command to install modules in the virtual ...
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Pip Error while installing: virtualenv, django and upgrading pip [duplicate]

I'm trying to start a Django project, don't know what I'm doing to be honest. I started following the tutorial. Installed python 3.6 (altough this shows 2.7, probably came with ubuntu). And then ...
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How to install Python 3.6 in virtual environment? [duplicate]

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 which comes with python 2.7 and python 3.5 pre-installed. I am currently working on a project where it requires to install python 3.6 and some additional packages. I have ...
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Why can't I access 'virtualenv'?

I've just created a new user account called deployer in my 16.04 VPS and I'd like to create a virtualenv inside directory Env. However: deployer@server:~$ cd Env/ deployer@server:~/Env$ virtualenv ...
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python virtualenv: pip not working

I am running a python project into a virtualenv on Ubuntu 16.04. Until now everything was working as it should, i.e. I could install libraries through pip and listing the installed packages. I am not ...
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How to fix python + virtualenv on latest Ubuntu 14.04 update?

Since latest apt-get upgrade on a 14.04 machine, all python scripts fail miserably. The one-liner below triggers the problem: $ python -c 'from pkg_resources import load_entry_point' A more ...
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What can I do when a Python virtual environment doesn't find modules?

On Ubuntu 16.04 I created a virtual environment called venv and inside the venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages I have nltk and nltk-3.2.2.dist-info as normal. However, when I activate the virtual ...
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Python 2 Ubuntu default, pip, and virtualenv

https://packaging.python.org/installing/#install-pip-setuptools-and-wheel “If you have Python 2 >=2.7.9 or Python 3 >=3.4 installed from python.org, you will already have pip and setuptools, “ Maybe,...
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