Creating Python Virtual Environment in Folder and on System - Step by Step Demo

Learn how to create and manage Python virtual environments in this comprehensive tutorial. Discover the benefits of virtual environments and follow step-by-step instructions for setting them up both in project folders and system-wide. Master essential commands for activating, deactivating, and managing dependencies within virtual environments. Gain practical knowledge on isolating project dependencies, avoiding conflicts, and streamlining your Python development workflow.

Introduction
What is a Virtual Environment
Benefits of a virtual environment
Step 1 - Python must be installed on the system python --version pip --version
Step 2 - Create a new folder, Open cmd prompt or terminal and goto the location of folder
Step 3 - Create a virtual environment by running the command python -m venv myenv
Step 4 - Activate the virtual environment by running the command myenv/bin/activate Linux/Mac
Step 5 - Once the virtual environment is activated, it’s name will be visible on the terminal myenv
Step 6 - We can install the packages in the project by running the command pip install package_name
Optional - We can use command pip freeze ＞ requirements.txt to save all the dependencies in a single file
Step 1 - Run commands:
Step 2 - On cmd goto folder where you want to create project
Step 3 - Create a virtual environment using command mkvirtualenv ＜environment-name＞
Step 4 - To bind our virtualenv with current working directory
Can check env and python details using - which python or where python