Create Python Virtual Environment.

    Introduction

    I’m using Ubuntu 20.04 server, I have XFCE installed.

    What we’ll cover:

    1. Setup Python

    Setup Python

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    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

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    sudo apt install python3-pip python3-dev

    Upgrade pip and install the package by typing:

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    sudo -H pip3 install --upgrade pip
sudo -H pip3 install virtualenv

    Create a directory to put our virtual environment

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    mkdir ~/my_project_dir
cd ~/my_project_dir

    Install python 3.6 into /usr/bin/python3.6

    Create new virtualenv

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    virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3.6/bin/python3.6 environment36

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    source environment36/bin/activate

    python -V

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    python -V