milos-korenciak / portablevirtualenv

Portable virtualenv made from miniconda

(Almost) Minimal portable isolated virtualenvs.

They are made from miniconda (conda.io). There is replaced small part of activate script autodetecting current directory.

On Windows you need to have pre-installed VC ++ redistributable runtime: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads .

How to use:

1. Download proper archive for you.
2. Decompress it.
3. Activate it on commandline:

• Linux or Mac

source /path/to/virtualenv/dir../bin/activate

• Windows

call Z:\path\to\virtualenv\dir..\Scripts\activate.bat

4. Now you use proper python on console. Check it:

• Linux or Mac

which python
# should be /path/to/virtualenv/dir../bin/python

• Windows

where python
# should be Z:\path\to\virtualenv\dir..\Scripts\python.exe

5. Use other commandline utilities by invoking of python. E.g. pip:

   python -m pip install -U pip virtualbox ...

Limits:

As long as I know: on unix use bash. In other interpreters my patch of .../bin/activate can fail.

Credits:

All credits to Python makers, (ana)conda team, pip and virtualenv authors.

License:

License of each file is as for corresponding package it is taken from. License of my work ( :-D probably the patch of activate script solely) is public domain or 3-clause-BSD whatever you choose.

portablevirtualenv's Issues

is there any info source to know details about how these portable venv are made?