Python How to Install and activate Virtualenv

How to Install and activate Virtualenv

1) Install virtualenv

           $ sudo apt-get install python-virualenv

2) Create virtual environment for our project

          $ virtualenv myenv

virtualenv venv will create a folder in the current directory which will contain the Python executable files. The name of virtualenv is "myenv".

3) To begin using the virtual environment, it needs to be activated

           $ source myenv/bin/activate

The name of the current virtual environment will now appear on the left of the prompt.Like this ,

(myenv)anusree@anusree-Inspiron-5547:~/my_project_folder$


If you want to install any python packages inside the virtual environment then do not use the command: "$ sudo apt-get install packagename".

I am going to show you install python package "django" inside the virtual environment "myenv" using command "$ pip install django" and don't  use     "$ sudo" command before "$ pip" command:

            $ pip install django

4) If you are done working in the virtual environment for the moment, you can deactivate it:

$ deactivate

The packages which i am installing into virtual environment "myenv" are stored in "myenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages"

In this screenshot you can see the package "django" i installed.