python 3 activate venv code example

Example 1: how to set up python virtual environment

# install the package virtualenv
pip install virtualenv

# setup envioronment for Data engineering pipeline
virtualenv dataengineer_pipeline

# if using python >= 3.3
python -m venv dataengineer_pipeline

# start the environment in linux using 
dataengineer_pipeline/bin/activate

# or in windows
dataengineer_pipeline\Scripts\activate.bat

# when you are done using the environment, type in the command below
deactivate

Example 2: virtual environment python

### VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT 

pip install virtualenv

virtualenv pas # write the folder name 

.\foldername\Scripts\activate # to activate the virtual environment 

pip freeze # to get all the modules in the base interpretor / virtual env

pip freeze > requirements.txt # to set the modules and their versions in the requirement file 

pip install -r requirements.txt # to install all the modules with their respected versions in the virtual env

virtualenv --system-site-packages-foldername # this creates virtual env with all the modules and versions that are preinstalled on base python interpretor 

deactivate # to come out of the virtual env

Example 3: activate venv

venv\Scripts\activate.bat

Example 4: python virtual env

$ export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2.7