Python 3 — How to manage Python Environment on Mac OS /Linux

Hi All

Today we will see how can we can manage environment using Python

Note : All below commands are executed in Python3 environment.

Python environments are useful when you are working on multiple project and do not want your python dependencies of one project collide with other projects.

1. Create a new Environment

python3 -m venv my_project_environment

2. Activate Environment

Once environment is created you will need to activate environment in order to use it.

source my_project_environment/bin/activate

3. Install Libraries in Environment

You can use pip to install libraries in activated environment or requirement.txt

pip list pip install nltk

4. Deactivate Environment

Simply type deactivate to stop using python environment

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Originally published at http://learning-madeeasy.blogspot.com on December 2, 2022.