virtualenv easy guide

• Installation
• Activate
• Enjoy

1. Installation

You must have already installed python two versions, say python27 and python36.
Then you should have installed pip.
Run either pip or pip3 isntall virtualenv
You can type virtualenv -h for help info.

Common params

-p used to designate the python version for this virtual environment you want to create.

2. Activate

Use the following commands in windows cmd line

virtualenv -p c:\python36\python.exe py36env
cd py36env
Scripts\activate
python

Then you will see the welcome message:

Python 3.6.0 (default, Jan 23 2017, 20:01:14) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license” for more information.
>>>

If you want to deactivate, just type:
Scripts\deactivate
in the same directory you executed activate

Enjoy