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Python Virtualenv

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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Error trying to set up virtual environment

Following along with this video and I'm getting an error. I tried both python and python3. I think I must have changed some configurations on my machine at some point I'm not sure what is causing this.

venv_experiment: python -m venv ve
Error: Command '['/Users/brendan.whiting/Documents/venv_experiment/ve/bin/python3', '-Im', 'ensurepip', '--upgrade', '--default-pip']' returned non-zero exit status 1
venv_experiment: python3 -m venv ve
Error: Command '['/Users/brendan.whiting/Documents/venv_experiment/ve/bin/python3', '-Im', 'ensurepip', '--upgrade', '--default-pip']' returned non-zero exit status 1

1 Answer

Alex Peck
Alex Peck
6,907 Points
Alex Peck
Alex Peck
6,907 Points

Hi Brendan,

This is a digression, but after a bit of frustration myself with venv, I found that using the virtualenvwrapper is a much nicer way to deal with virtual environments.

I strongly recommend you take a look at this tool: http://python-guide-pt-br.readthedocs.io/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/#virtualenvwrapper

I use virtualenvwrapper every day as part of my dev flow. Hope it helps you too.