Virtual Environments in Python

How to activate virtual environment for Django:

IN WINDOWS:

·        In command prompt go to project directory and install virtualenv , say

C:\Users\username\django-project> pip install virtualenv

 

·        To create a venv run this: 

C:\Users\username\django-project> virtualenv venv

 

·        Activate virtualenv with :

C:\Users\username\django-project> venv\Scripts\activate

 

·        Then it will look like this: 

(venv) C:\Users\username\django-project>

 

·        Now install django dependencies and run :

(venv)C:\Users\username\django-project>pip install -r requirements.txt

 

·        Now run Django project:

(venv) C:\Users\username\django-project> manage.py runserver