Python Tip of the Day: Isolate Projects with Virtual Environments

Isolate Projects with Virtual Environments

Author: Jeremy Morgan
Published: November 15, 2024

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Keep your project’s dependencies separate using virtual environments.

# Create and activate a virtual environment
python -m venv myenv
source myenv/bin/activate  # On Windows use: myenv\Scripts\activate
# Your terminal is now using the virtual environment

“Python Tip of the Day: Isolate Projects with Virtual Environments”

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