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Last modified by David De La Harpe Golden on 2026/05/17 17:37
From version 2.1
edited by David De La Harpe Golden
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To version 7.1
edited by David De La Harpe Golden
on 2026/05/17 16:16
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7 7  ...since virtualenv is now in the python stdlib, I have lately pared it down to two little helpers
8 8  
9 9  * ##mkve## - makes a new basic virtualenv.
10 -* ##ve## - launches a subshell with the virtualenv active - in contrast to the weird way official activate does it your _current_ shell i.e like vex but less fancy.
10 +* ##ve## - launches a subshell with the virtualenv active - in contrast to the weird way official activate does within the current shell i.e like ##vex## but less fancy.
11 11  
12 12  {{code language="bash"}}
13 +$ mkve BlahVenv
14 +$ ve BlahVenv
15 +$ pip install av
16 +$ exit
17 +{{/code}}
13 13  
14 14  
15 15  == mkve ==
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22 22  else
23 23   exec python -m venv "$1"
24 24  fi
25 -{{code}}
26 26  
31 +{{/code}}
32 +
33 +
27 27  == ve ==
28 28  
29 29  {{code language="bash"}}
37 +
30 30  #!/bin/bash
31 31  
32 32  if [ -f "$1/bin/activate" ]; then
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34 34  else
35 35   echo >&2 "Missing Python Virtual Env (should have venv/bin/activate script)"
36 36  fi
37 -{{code}}
38 38  
46 +{{/code}}
39 39  
40 40  
49 +## Shell Prompt ##
50 +
51 +I have a fancy non-default prompt in my ##~/.bashrc## that shows a little snake if in a python vm
52 +
53 +{{code language="bash"}}
54 +# venvs themselves prefix these days, new ones created by stdlib honor this disable, allowing us to customize
55 +export VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1
56 +PS1='${debian_chroot:+\[\033[01;33m\]🌲($debian_chroot)\[\033[00m\]}${VIRTUAL_ENV:+\[\033[01;36m\]🐍($(basename $VIRTUAL_ENV))\[\033[00m\]}\[\033[38;5;108m\]\u@\h\[\033[38;5;128m\]:\[\033[38;5;139m\]\w\[\033[38;5;129m\]\$\[\033[00m\] '
57 +{{/code}}
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60 +