virtualenv

Creates isolated Python environments (legacy/additional to venv)

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Verified: 2026-05-13

Syntax

$virtualenv [options] ENV_DIR

Optionen

-p

--system-site-packages

--clear

Examples

$virtualenv venv

$virtualenv -p python3.12 venv

$virtualenv --system-site-packages venv