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.. code-block:: console
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$ cd my_project_folder
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$ virtualenv venv
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$ virtualenv my_project
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``virtualenv venv`` will create a folder in the current directory which will
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``virtualenv my_project`` will create a folder in the current directory which will
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contain the Python executable files, and a copy of the ``pip`` library which you
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can use to install other packages. The name of the virtual environment (in this
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case, it was ``venv``) can be anything; omitting the name will place the files
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case, it was ``my_project``) can be anything; omitting the name will place the files
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in the current directory instead.
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This creates a copy of Python in whichever directory you ran the command in,
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placing it in a folder named :file:`venv`.
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placing it in a folder named :file:`my_project`.
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You can also use the Python interpreter of your choice (like
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``python2.7``).
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.. code-block:: console
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$ virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python2.7 venv
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$ virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python2.7 my_project
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or change the interpreter globally with an env variable in ``~/.bashrc``:
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$ source venv/bin/activate
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$ source my_project/bin/activate
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The name of the current virtual environment will now appear on the left of
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the prompt (e.g. ``(venv)Your-Computer:your_project UserName$)`` to let you know
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the prompt (e.g. ``(my_project)Your-Computer:your_project UserName$)`` to let you know
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that it's active. From now on, any package that you install using pip will be
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placed in the ``venv`` folder, isolated from the global Python installation.
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placed in the ``my_project`` folder, isolated from the global Python installation.
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Install packages as usual, for example:
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To delete a virtual environment, just delete its folder. (In this case,
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it would be ``rm -rf my_project``.)
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After a while, though, you might end up with a lot of virtual environments
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.. code-block:: console
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$ mkvirtualenv venv
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$ mkvirtualenv my_project
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This creates the :file:`venv` folder inside :file:`~/Envs`.
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This creates the :file:`my_project` folder inside :file:`~/Envs`.
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2. Work on a virtual environment:
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$ workon venv
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$ workon my_project
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Alternatively, you can make a project, which creates the virtual environment,
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and also a project directory inside ``$PROJECT_HOME``, which is ``cd`` -ed into

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