python create a virtual environment code example

Example 1: virtual env create python

#------FOR LINUX/MAC---------#
#installing venv 
sudo apt-get install python3.6-venv
#creating virtual env
python3 -m venv env
#activating virtual env
source env/bin/activate


#-------FOR WINDOWS----------#
#installing venv
py -m pip install --user virtualenv
#creating virtual env
py -m venv env
#activating virtual env
.\env\Scripts\activate

Example 2: how to create a python venv

python3 -m venv tutorial-env

Example 3: virtualenv -p python3

virtualenv -p python3.6 venv

For simple python3

virtualenv -p python3 venv

Example 4: create a virtualenv python

pip install virtualenv
cd projectfolder #go to project folder
virtualenv projectname #create the folder projectname 
source projectname/bin/activate

Example 5: how to use virtual environment python

python3 -m venv env

Example 6: 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