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Python venv command failing on MacOS with Homebrew
I've been happily using python with venv for at least the last year. It now no longer works:
python -m venv .
returns the error:
Error: Command '['/Users/sejaques/bin/python3.13', '-m', 'ensurepip', '...
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python3.14 returns error but output is still correct
I had a python program that I could not get to work until I put it in a virtual environment. Since I use it a lot, I put the following in a zsh script:
python3 -m venv ~/bin/pypath/venv
source ~/bin/...
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PyCharm keeps using a non-existent Python 3.14 interpreter even after removing it from the system
I’m on Windows 11 and originally had two Python installations: 3.14 and 3.9.
Both were installed and added to the PATH.
After setting up PyCharm 2025.2.4, I started getting this error when creating a ...
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Python requests.request returning garbage
Calling an api. For almost all calls the response comes clean but for a few there is garbage in the returned json. Executing the garbage one in the Firefox browser with the same parameters returns ...
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Is it possible to auto select a Python venv without using the terminal or VSCode?
Ok so I am the only technical person at a non-technical company. I am writing some scripts that I will be disseminating to my team. My goal is for everyone else on the team to be able to right click ...
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Jupyter/VSCode does not recognize pip from .venv despite being properly installed
EDIT: the issue is resolved (kinda). Check GitHub discussion. It turns out that there are possibly two problematic factors. First (my case), the newest version of Jupyter extension. When I switched ...
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Python virtual environment activated with incorrect path windows
I created a Python virtual environment on Windows, but when the virtual environment is activated, my Python path still references my global Python.
PS C:\PATH_TO_PROJECT> cmd
Microsoft Windows [...
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How can I create a Python venv within a Bash script and then activate it immediately, all from a VS Code profile's settings.json?
I have this profile settings.json:
{
"terminal.integrated.profiles.osx": {
"python-venv": {
"path": "/opt/homebrew/bin/bash",
...
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Pycharm 2025.2 pro WSL interpreter not running [closed]
I have created a venv interpreter using python -m venv venv and another using poetry
I pointed pycharm to these interpreters (separately), and it claims to see them
Then, running the simplest program ...
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How can one python script launch another python script using a different virtual environment?
I have researched this question and found Running subprocess within different virtualenv with python, but my situation is a little different.
I have an astrophotography application which I run on ...
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Import "llama_index.llms.ollama" could not be resolved
I have the following imports for a python file thats meant to be a multi llm agent soon. I wanted to use llama_index and I found a nice video from Tech with Tim which explains everything very well. I ...
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conda activate venv is not working on vscode
I have installed vscode and miniconda(python version 3.13.5). Also I have created my virtual environment by the command "conda create" where python version is 3.10.1.
I am facing an issue ...
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ERROR: Will not install to the user site because it will lack sys.path precedence ... using venv inside docker
I am having troubles building docker from ubuntu:24.04, Python version 3.12.3 and pip 25.1.1.
Since the recent (I think) defualt pip behavior throwing
error: externally-managed-environment
when ...
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VS Code doesn't open Python virtual environment
I'm using Python 3.13.5 with VS Code 1.102.0 on Ubuntu 24.04.2. With VS Code updates, there were often problems with opening venv environment, but usually reloading VS Code was sufficient to make it ...
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Activate 'uv' environment - 'venv' mismatch
I am trying to set up an environment in Visual Studio Code for a Python project using uv on Ubuntu.
I have tried different sequences of actions, but without success. Here is the latest one:
uv init
uv ...
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How to prevent VS Code from importing global Python env site-packages when using pixi venv?
situation
I created a new Python project with pixi venv.
I have this isolated venv, including Python.
I installed pandas etc.
I didn't install plotly etc.
I have Python installed globally.
The ...
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How to install uv when I already need an virtual environment to install it?
I want to set up a new Python project and use uv for package management. I don't have it installed on my global system, so I can't initialize an virtual env with
uv venv
The only solution I see now ...
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How do I install a python-based CLI from a venv globally?
I'm developing a CLI application with Python and I can install it with pip install -e . for an editable install, however this installs it only in the virtual environment.
I can't access the CLI from ...
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Running NetBox from a venv in VS Code Debugger not handling --insecure
I'm trying to run NetBox in a remote installation of VS Code Server on a Ubuntu VM. I have a venv activated, and in VS Code I'm pointing to venv/bin/python as the the interpreter. Despite all of this, ...
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How can I use Python packages installed with apt-get in a Python interpreter installed with pyenv?
I need help to install a package using apt install in the Raspberry Pi using the Python version I installed using pyenv. I already tried using pip, but the installation fails. The specific package I ...
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Cannot import 'WebClient' and 'SlackApiError' from slack_sdk in Python
I'm trying to send a message to Slack using Python and the slack_sdk library, but I'm getting an import error.
from slack_sdk import WebClient
from slack_sdk.errors import SlackApiError
The IDE (VS ...
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pixi how to exit the venv shell in vscode?
I'm using pixi for Python in vscode.
In a normal terminal I can run pixi shell and exit, just like .venv\Scripts\activate & deactivate to enter or leave the venv.
But in vscode, I am forced to ...
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Creating Venv fails due to ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'torch'
I have cloned this Github repo into VSCode in order to start a new project. While trying to create a virtual environment with venv, VSCode detected the requirements.txt and asked me for permission to ...
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When switching from pyenv to venv, what replaces pyenv's version management?
The native Python package venv is "recommended for creating virtual environments". I read that as saying that the Python Foundation wants users to switch from third party solutions like ...
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Can't deactivate python venv on vscode after recent update
I've recently updated vscode to the most recent version, and whenever I open up a new shell or cmd it activates the venv in that directory, and that's fine and expected as before.
But now it doesn't ...
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How can I efficiently set up Python virtual environments for 200+ student submissions?
I am working on a grading automation tool for programming assignments. Each student submission is run in its own isolated virtual environment (venv), and dependencies are installed from a requirements....
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Navigate to a different file from terminal
I am debugging my package written in python from venv.
Such that the repo source files, where the changes the the source appear are different from the source files installed in venv.
Is it somehow ...
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vscode (vscodium) - Python cannot import packages from venv
I want to use Jupyter Notebook feature. My virtual environment can run an ipykernel without issues (on code as well).
When I try importing a package, it acts as if the package doesn't exist.
e.g.
...
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running scripts with venv or npm disabled in visual-studio-code
Following is the error received while trying to set python-venv or npm-init in visual-studio-code.
cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system.
For more information, see ...
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`.venv/lib` gets deleted just after creation on MacOS
I’ve been working on a project for a while but all of a sudden my .venv broke. Initially it created duplicates of a bunch of files inside .venv/lib, (e.g. file, file 2, file 3, ...), so I deleted the ...
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How to use Jupyter notebooks or IPython for development without polluting the venv?
Best practice for Python is to use venv to isolate to the imports you really need. I use python -m venv.
For development, it's very convenient to use IPython and notebooks for exploring code ...
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When using venv, packages I'm building suddenly disappear when others are installed
This is more of a where in pip could this be happening, not a question about the repos/packages.
I'm building several pytorch related repos using their setup.py scripts. For example, https://github....
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Why does a python script find the win32api - but not when run as a subprocess from another script? [duplicate]
I've got a script which when called via
(.venv) PS D:\Users\user4\MyPython\AllDiscs> py -m list_discs_with_folders dlist.txt
works as desired, but fails when called as a subprocess from another ...
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No local python in Conda venv
I am using a M2 Macbook Pro. conda 24.9.2. Python 3.12. Why the command "python" is not "localized"?
conda create -n f5-tts python=3.10
conda activate f5-tts
which pip => /opt/...
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How to avoid a Torch error with Open WebUI/Ollama
I'd like to get Open WebUI working with Ollama on Ubuntu 24.10, but installing it using pip and venv leads me to a torch error.
Firstly, Ollama (0.6.2) is working: I can type /path/to/ollama list and ...
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Automatically switch VSC venv/interpreter depending on selected folder
My query is while switching projects how we change python interpreter to that specific project .venv shown in bottom right & the (.venv) in terminal?
Situation
I have project1 with .env1 as venv
I ...
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VSCode terminal uses global pip instead of venv pip
So yesterday i noticed that the vscode terminal was using the global pip instead of the pip in my virtual environment when trying to use pip or package commands. Running the python file is no problem. ...
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Getting "externally-managed-environment" error even in a virtual environment
I am trying to write a Python script on an Ubuntu box. I had it working fine on another box, but now I cannot get it to install some libraries. I keep getting the "externally-managed-environment&...
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How to make Vim's :python3 command use a virtual environment?
My system has Vim preinstalled although I also installed it with homebrew.
I noticed when I run the following command in Vim:
:py3 import sys; print(sys.executable)
it gives an output of /opt/...
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Why is my virtual environment not working?
I have a Python virtual environment (created with venv) kept in a directory in my project. I created it and sourced the activate script. I am sure that it worked, because my terminal prompt starts ...
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Debug a dead kernel using ipykernel kernel --debug
I just added a new kernel to Juypter Notebook using:
python -m ipykernel install --user --name=venv3.12
and edited the path of Python to the Python executable at a venv folder. The contents of the ...
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VS Code Terminal Prepends Virtual Environment Name to Username in Zsh on macOS
When I create a virtual environment using Venv in Visual Studio Code--either using Cmd + Shift + P or via the command line--I notice the following prompt in the integrated Zsh terminal:
.venvusername@...
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"Failed to import the required Python library (firewall)", using a venv with Galaxy Collections inside it
I have an Ansible playbook using a role that should do some basic Linux setup tasks.
OS: Oracle Linux 9.5 (so, basically RHEL)
Ansible 2.14
ansible.posix 1.5.4 (hard dependency)
Python 3.9
Ansible ...
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Cross-platform command to activate venv
Is there a way to activate a Python venv with one command that works on Windows and Unix?
The standard commands are:
Windows: venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
Unix: source venv/activate
(There's a handy ...
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Unable to install tensorflow-federated on M2 Macbook
I am currently facing a really frustrating problem with installing tensorflow federated. I am on M2 Macbook Air, using virtual env, no conda.
I was following this tutorial, and did the following:
...
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too many redirects error, mod_wsgi apache and django (python-venv)
I have a problem, with django and apache (mod_wsgi), I get the browser error "too many redirects".
Here my files and apache configuration
project tree
├── db.sqlite3
├── djangoProject
│ ├──...
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Python Venv won't connect to virtual environment
I'm trying to install any packages to venv, but the pip install command's target directory is always /opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/, but I'd expect it to be something under venv.
Here is ...
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Python: import mysql fails outside venv
I get the ModuleNotFoundError: no module named 'mysql' error when I run a Python script.
I am a novice to Python programming. The mysql-connector was installed via environment (python3 -m venv env). ...
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problem locating file in resources folder in python project inside docker
I wrote a python script initialized using poetry to connect to Gdrive API and dockerized it using this Dockerfile :
# First stage: build the application
FROM python:3.10.2-slim as builder
# Set the ...
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Can I have different virtual environments in a project managed by uv?
On a Windows machine, I'm developing a Python project that I manage using uv. I run the unit tests with uv run pytest, and uv automatically creates a virtual environment in .venv. So far, so good.
But ...
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