An Introduction to Python Virtual Environment

Python is comparatively easy to master but given its importance, it has various usages that demand certain specific areas to be mastered more efficiently compared to others.

A python virtual environment is a tool that ensures the separation of resources, and dependencies of a project by creating separate virtual environments for them. As the virtual environments are just directories running a few scripts, it ensures the creation of an unlimited number of virtual environments.

Why Do We Need Virtual Environments?

Python has a rich list of modules, and packages used for different applications. However, often those packages would not come in the form of a standard library. Thus to ensure the fixation of a common bus, an application might need a version of a library specific to it.

Features of virtualenvwrapper are –

• Organization — Virtualenvwrapper ensures all the virtual environments are organized in one particular location
• Flexibility — It eases the process of creating, deleting, and copying environments by proving the respective methods for each.
• Simplicity — There is a single command which allows switching between the environments.

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