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Creating a Virtual Environment for Python on Ubuntu 16.04

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Justin Palmer | Updated: March 10, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Deactivate, PIP, Python, Python 3, Python Web Application, Python-PIP, Source, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 16.04, Virtual Environment, Virtualenv, VPS

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What Is Virtualenv?

Virtualenv is a tool that creates an isolated environment separate from other projects. In this instance, we will be installing different Python versions, including their dependencies. Creating a virtual environment allows us to work on a Python project without affecting other projects that also use Python. It will utilize Python's core files on the global environment to run, thus saving you disk space while providing the freedom to use different Python versions for separate apps or projects.

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