Lubuntu 14.04 Virtualenv Python 2 QuickStart Guide

June 25, 2014 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Lubuntu 14.04 Virtualenv Python 2

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with Python 2.X Virtualenv and Virtualenvwrapper for Lubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS i386/amd64 Linux.

And a Virtualenv on Lubuntu 14.04 Environment, put simply, is an isolated working copy of Python which allows you to work on a specific project without worry of affecting other projects.

Finally, the Virtualenvwrapper include wrappers for creating and deleting virtual environments and otherwise managing your development workflow, making it easier to work on more than one project at a time without introducing conflicts in their dependencies.

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  1. Open a Command Line Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

    Ctrl+Alt+t

    Lubuntu 14.04 Virtualenv Python 2 Quick Start Guide - Open Terminal

    In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

  2. How to Install Google-Chrome Web Browser on Lubuntu

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  3. Installing Virtualenv+Virtualenvwrapper.

    sudo su -c "apt-get install virtualenvwrapper"
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  5. To Make a Python Virtual Environmnet.

    mkvirtualenv test
  6. To List All the Existing Virtual Environments.

    ls $WORKON_HOME
  7. To Switch the Virtual Environmnet.

    mkvirtualenv essai
    workon test

    Show the Working Virtual Env:

    echo $VIRTUAL_ENV
  8. To Install Software into the Virtual Environmnet.

    For Example:

    pip install django
  9. To List All the Virtual Environmnet Packages.

    lssitepackages
  10. To Automatically Run a Command after Environment Creation.

    echo '[bash-command]' > $WORKON_HOME/postactivate

    For Instance to Automatically Change to the New Env Directory:

    echo 'cd $VIRTUAL_ENV' > $WORKON_HOME/postactivate
  11. To Automatically Installing Commonly Used Tools.

    echo 'pip install [myGoodTool]' > $WORKON_HOME/postmkvirtualenv

    For Example:

    echo 'pip install sphinx' > $WORKON_HOME/postmkvirtualenv
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