Wiki source code of VirtualEnv

Version 4.1 by David De La Harpe Golden on 2026/05/17 16:13

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1.1	1	While historically I use python virtualenv helpers like
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	3	* [[vex>>https://pypi.org/project/vex/]]
	4	* [[virtualenvwrapper>>https://pypi.org/project/virtualenvwrapper/]]
	5	* [[virtualenvwrapper-win>>https://pypi.org/project/virtualenvwrapper-win/]]
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	7	...since virtualenv is now in the python stdlib, I have lately pared it down to two little helpers
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	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.
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	12	{{code language="bash"}}
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	15	== mkve ==
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	17	{{code language="bash"}}
	18	#!/bin/bash
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	20	if [ -e "$1" ] ; then
	21	echo >&2 "Already exists. Use python -m venv ... directly for complex args."
	22	else
	23	exec python -m venv "$1"
	24	fi
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3.1	26	{{/code}}
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1.1	30	{{code language="bash"}}
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1.1	32	#!/bin/bash
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	34	if [ -f "$1/bin/activate" ]; then
	35	exec bash --rcfile <(cat ~/.bashrc $1/bin/activate)
	36	else
	37	echo >&2 "Missing Python Virtual Env (should have venv/bin/activate script)"
	38	fi
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3.1	40	{{/code}}
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