virtualenv
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A tool for creating isolated virtual python environments.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
virtualenv
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- isolate
- Python
- environment
- virtual-python-environment
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Post comment/reviewWhat is virtualenv?
Virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments.
The basic problem being addressed is one of dependencies and versions, and indirectly permissions. Imagine you have an application that needs version 1 of LibFoo, but another application requires version 2. How can you use both these applications? If you install everything into /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages (or whatever your platform's standard location is), it's easy to end up in a situation where you unintentionally upgrade an application that shouldn't be upgraded.