Working on a virtual environment can save your system and your works on it. Creating your Python virtual environment would ensure that the dependencies required for different projects are in separate environments.
It is always recommended that you create a separate virtual environment for separate projects so that there are no clashes in dependencies requirements.
For example, a project may require PyQt5 while the other would require earlier versions of it.
Here I am going to share how I created it on my Raspberry Pi.
Install Virtualenv and Virtualenvwrapper
$ sudo pip install virtualenv virtualenvwrapper $ sudo rm -rf ~/.cache/pip
Update ~/.profile file
To make the system understand that the above packages, copy-paste the following lines and press Return or Enter.
export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3 source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
Run the ~/.profile file
Before using or creating the virtualenv, run the following command:
Create the Virtual Environment
mkvirtualenv cv2 -p python2
If your Python version is 3.x:
mkvirtualenv cv2 -p python3
How to Use the Virtual Environment
To use the environment you just created:
$ source ~/.profile $ workon cv2
Kuzu Zangpo la! I am Sonam Dargay. I am a full-time software developer. Apart from 9-5 office works, I am a tech enthusiast, blogger, and dreamer.
I graduated from the College of Science and Technology(CST), affiliated with the Royal University of Bhutan.