Create a Python Virtual Environment With Venv

To create a Python virtual environment with venv, use the following commands.

$ python3 -m venv venv

This command creates a virtual environment. Note that you can also use Anaconda Environments instead.

Activate it by running the activate file.

$ . venv/bin/activate

To deactivate the environment, use deactivate.

$ deactivate

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