Error “virtualenv : command not found” but install location is in PYTHONPATH
This has been driving me crazy for the past 2 days.
I installed virtualenv on my Macbook using pip install virtualenv.
But when I try to create a new virtualenv using virtualenv venv, I get the error saying "virtualenv : command not found".
I used pip show virtualenv and the location of the installation is "Location: /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages" but I can't figure out where the executable is. I tried dozens other similar looking posts but those solutions do not work for me.
Any ideas what might be going wrong here?
python python-2.7 pip
asked Oct 10 '16 at 18:35
Pravesh Jain
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This has been driving me crazy for the past 2 days.
I installed virtualenv on my Macbook using pip install virtualenv.
But when I try to create a new virtualenv using virtualenv venv, I get the error saying "virtualenv : command not found".
I used pip show virtualenv and the location of the installation is "Location: /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages" but I can't figure out where the executable is. I tried dozens other similar looking posts but those solutions do not work for me.
Any ideas what might be going wrong here?
python python-2.7 pip
asked Oct 10 '16 at 18:35
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
Are you sure your python path is correct? Are you using the system installed python, or one you downloaded on your own?
– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 18:38
Pythonpath wouldn't affect executing a program from the commandline...
– John Gordon
Oct 10 '16 at 18:39
3
Can you trypython -m venv?
– sytech
Oct 10 '16 at 18:41
@cricket_007 : I've been using it for the past 2 years so I'm not sure but I think its the default installation. When I dowhich python, I get "/usr/local/bin/python"
– Pravesh Jain
Oct 10 '16 at 18:42
1
I have python installed via homebrew. When I didpip install virtualenv, it created it there.
– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 19:39
|
show 5 more comments
This has been driving me crazy for the past 2 days.
I installed virtualenv on my Macbook using pip install virtualenv.
But when I try to create a new virtualenv using virtualenv venv, I get the error saying "virtualenv : command not found".
I used pip show virtualenv and the location of the installation is "Location: /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages" but I can't figure out where the executable is. I tried dozens other similar looking posts but those solutions do not work for me.
Any ideas what might be going wrong here?
python python-2.7 pip
asked Oct 10 '16 at 18:35
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
This has been driving me crazy for the past 2 days.
I installed virtualenv on my Macbook using pip install virtualenv.
But when I try to create a new virtualenv using virtualenv venv, I get the error saying "virtualenv : command not found".
I used pip show virtualenv and the location of the installation is "Location: /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages" but I can't figure out where the executable is. I tried dozens other similar looking posts but those solutions do not work for me.
Any ideas what might be going wrong here?
python python-2.7 pip
python python-2.7 pip
asked Oct 10 '16 at 18:35
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
asked Oct 10 '16 at 18:35
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
edited Oct 11 '16 at 10:06
asked Oct 10 '16 at 18:35
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
asked Oct 10 '16 at 18:35
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
asked Oct 10 '16 at 18:35
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
1,29731529
Are you sure your python path is correct? Are you using the system installed python, or one you downloaded on your own?
– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 18:38
Pythonpath wouldn't affect executing a program from the commandline...
– John Gordon
Oct 10 '16 at 18:39
3
Can you trypython -m venv?
– sytech
Oct 10 '16 at 18:41
@cricket_007 : I've been using it for the past 2 years so I'm not sure but I think its the default installation. When I dowhich python, I get "/usr/local/bin/python"
– Pravesh Jain
Oct 10 '16 at 18:42
1
I have python installed via homebrew. When I didpip install virtualenv, it created it there.
– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 19:39
|
show 5 more comments
Are you sure your python path is correct? Are you using the system installed python, or one you downloaded on your own?
– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 18:38
Pythonpath wouldn't affect executing a program from the commandline...
– John Gordon
Oct 10 '16 at 18:39
3
Can you trypython -m venv?
– sytech
Oct 10 '16 at 18:41
@cricket_007 : I've been using it for the past 2 years so I'm not sure but I think its the default installation. When I dowhich python, I get "/usr/local/bin/python"
– Pravesh Jain
Oct 10 '16 at 18:42
1
I have python installed via homebrew. When I didpip install virtualenv, it created it there.
– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 19:39
Are you sure your python path is correct? Are you using the system installed python, or one you downloaded on your own?
– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 18:38
Are you sure your python path is correct? Are you using the system installed python, or one you downloaded on your own?
– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 18:38
Pythonpath wouldn't affect executing a program from the commandline...
– John Gordon
Oct 10 '16 at 18:39
Pythonpath wouldn't affect executing a program from the commandline...
– John Gordon
Oct 10 '16 at 18:39
3
3
Can you try
python -m venv?– sytech
Oct 10 '16 at 18:41
Can you try
python -m venv?– sytech
Oct 10 '16 at 18:41
@cricket_007 : I've been using it for the past 2 years so I'm not sure but I think its the default installation. When I do
which python, I get "/usr/local/bin/python"– Pravesh Jain
Oct 10 '16 at 18:42
@cricket_007 : I've been using it for the past 2 years so I'm not sure but I think its the default installation. When I do
which python, I get "/usr/local/bin/python"– Pravesh Jain
Oct 10 '16 at 18:42
1
1
I have python installed via homebrew. When I did
pip install virtualenv, it created it there.– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 19:39
I have python installed via homebrew. When I did
pip install virtualenv, it created it there.– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 19:39
|
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The only workable approach I could figure out (with help from @Gator_Python was to do python -m virtualenv venv. This creates the virtual environment and works as expected.
I have custom python installed and maybe that's why the default approach doesn't work for me.
answered Oct 11 '16 at 7:17
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
Works with the official Python3 download on El Capitan. Thanks.
– marw
Jan 9 '17 at 20:34
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As mentioned in the comments, you've got the virtualenv module installed properly in the expected environment since python -m venv allows you to create virtualenv's.
The fact that virtualenv is not a recognized command is a result of the virtualenv.py not being in your system PATH and/or not being executable. The root cause could be outdated distutils or setuptools.
You should attempt to locate the virtualenv.py file, ensure it is executable (chmod +x) and that its location is in your system PATH. On my system, virtualenv.py is in the ../Pythonx.x/Scripts folder, but this may be different for you.
answered Oct 11 '16 at 12:34
sytech
4,61311031
The first solution worked for me, but the second failed, despite locatingvirtualenvin~/lib/python/site-packages, adding this directory to thePATH, and makingvirtualenv.pyexecutable. I am on macOS Mojave with Python 3.6.7 and pip3.
– mmorin
Dec 11 at 10:29
add a comment |
Could it be that you are using Anaconda package manager? If so, then it has it's own virtual environment system which you setup as follows:
conda create --name venv
answered Aug 28 '17 at 0:53
Bill
2,09421929
add a comment |
I had the same issue (although on ubuntu), a simple solution is instead of doing pip install virtualenv, you precede the commend with "sudo".
A little inspection reveals the reason behind this fix:
pip install virtualenv tries to put an executable under /usr/local/bin so that it can be invoked from command line, but it failed because only root has write permission to that directory
an alternative is pip install --user virtualenv, here are some further readings 1,2
answered Nov 12 at 4:14
watashiSHUN
3,39812134
add a comment |
- Install python's package manager pip.
- Install virtual environment using pip3 install virtualenv or pip install virtualenv.
answered Nov 12 at 5:40
SAHIL SINGH SODHI
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The only workable approach I could figure out (with help from @Gator_Python was to do python -m virtualenv venv. This creates the virtual environment and works as expected.
I have custom python installed and maybe that's why the default approach doesn't work for me.
answered Oct 11 '16 at 7:17
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
Works with the official Python3 download on El Capitan. Thanks.
– marw
Jan 9 '17 at 20:34
add a comment |
The only workable approach I could figure out (with help from @Gator_Python was to do python -m virtualenv venv. This creates the virtual environment and works as expected.
I have custom python installed and maybe that's why the default approach doesn't work for me.
answered Oct 11 '16 at 7:17
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
Works with the official Python3 download on El Capitan. Thanks.
– marw
Jan 9 '17 at 20:34
add a comment |
The only workable approach I could figure out (with help from @Gator_Python was to do python -m virtualenv venv. This creates the virtual environment and works as expected.
I have custom python installed and maybe that's why the default approach doesn't work for me.
answered Oct 11 '16 at 7:17
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
The only workable approach I could figure out (with help from @Gator_Python was to do python -m virtualenv venv. This creates the virtual environment and works as expected.
I have custom python installed and maybe that's why the default approach doesn't work for me.
answered Oct 11 '16 at 7:17
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
answered Oct 11 '16 at 7:17
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
answered Oct 11 '16 at 7:17
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
answered Oct 11 '16 at 7:17
Pravesh Jain
1,29731529
1,29731529
Works with the official Python3 download on El Capitan. Thanks.
– marw
Jan 9 '17 at 20:34
add a comment |
Works with the official Python3 download on El Capitan. Thanks.
– marw
Jan 9 '17 at 20:34
Works with the official Python3 download on El Capitan. Thanks.
– marw
Jan 9 '17 at 20:34
Works with the official Python3 download on El Capitan. Thanks.
– marw
Jan 9 '17 at 20:34
add a comment |
As mentioned in the comments, you've got the virtualenv module installed properly in the expected environment since python -m venv allows you to create virtualenv's.
The fact that virtualenv is not a recognized command is a result of the virtualenv.py not being in your system PATH and/or not being executable. The root cause could be outdated distutils or setuptools.
You should attempt to locate the virtualenv.py file, ensure it is executable (chmod +x) and that its location is in your system PATH. On my system, virtualenv.py is in the ../Pythonx.x/Scripts folder, but this may be different for you.
answered Oct 11 '16 at 12:34
sytech
4,61311031
The first solution worked for me, but the second failed, despite locatingvirtualenvin~/lib/python/site-packages, adding this directory to thePATH, and makingvirtualenv.pyexecutable. I am on macOS Mojave with Python 3.6.7 and pip3.
– mmorin
Dec 11 at 10:29
add a comment |
As mentioned in the comments, you've got the virtualenv module installed properly in the expected environment since python -m venv allows you to create virtualenv's.
The fact that virtualenv is not a recognized command is a result of the virtualenv.py not being in your system PATH and/or not being executable. The root cause could be outdated distutils or setuptools.
You should attempt to locate the virtualenv.py file, ensure it is executable (chmod +x) and that its location is in your system PATH. On my system, virtualenv.py is in the ../Pythonx.x/Scripts folder, but this may be different for you.
answered Oct 11 '16 at 12:34
sytech
4,61311031
The first solution worked for me, but the second failed, despite locatingvirtualenvin~/lib/python/site-packages, adding this directory to thePATH, and makingvirtualenv.pyexecutable. I am on macOS Mojave with Python 3.6.7 and pip3.
– mmorin
Dec 11 at 10:29
add a comment |
As mentioned in the comments, you've got the virtualenv module installed properly in the expected environment since python -m venv allows you to create virtualenv's.
The fact that virtualenv is not a recognized command is a result of the virtualenv.py not being in your system PATH and/or not being executable. The root cause could be outdated distutils or setuptools.
You should attempt to locate the virtualenv.py file, ensure it is executable (chmod +x) and that its location is in your system PATH. On my system, virtualenv.py is in the ../Pythonx.x/Scripts folder, but this may be different for you.
answered Oct 11 '16 at 12:34
sytech
4,61311031
As mentioned in the comments, you've got the virtualenv module installed properly in the expected environment since python -m venv allows you to create virtualenv's.
The fact that virtualenv is not a recognized command is a result of the virtualenv.py not being in your system PATH and/or not being executable. The root cause could be outdated distutils or setuptools.
You should attempt to locate the virtualenv.py file, ensure it is executable (chmod +x) and that its location is in your system PATH. On my system, virtualenv.py is in the ../Pythonx.x/Scripts folder, but this may be different for you.
answered Oct 11 '16 at 12:34
sytech
4,61311031
answered Oct 11 '16 at 12:34
sytech
4,61311031
answered Oct 11 '16 at 12:34
sytech
4,61311031
answered Oct 11 '16 at 12:34
sytech
4,61311031
4,61311031
The first solution worked for me, but the second failed, despite locatingvirtualenvin~/lib/python/site-packages, adding this directory to thePATH, and makingvirtualenv.pyexecutable. I am on macOS Mojave with Python 3.6.7 and pip3.
– mmorin
Dec 11 at 10:29
add a comment |
The first solution worked for me, but the second failed, despite locatingvirtualenvin~/lib/python/site-packages, adding this directory to thePATH, and makingvirtualenv.pyexecutable. I am on macOS Mojave with Python 3.6.7 and pip3.
– mmorin
Dec 11 at 10:29
The first solution worked for me, but the second failed, despite locating
virtualenv in ~/lib/python/site-packages, adding this directory to the PATH, and making virtualenv.py executable. I am on macOS Mojave with Python 3.6.7 and pip3.– mmorin
Dec 11 at 10:29
The first solution worked for me, but the second failed, despite locating
virtualenv in ~/lib/python/site-packages, adding this directory to the PATH, and making virtualenv.py executable. I am on macOS Mojave with Python 3.6.7 and pip3.– mmorin
Dec 11 at 10:29
add a comment |
Could it be that you are using Anaconda package manager? If so, then it has it's own virtual environment system which you setup as follows:
conda create --name venv
answered Aug 28 '17 at 0:53
Bill
2,09421929
add a comment |
Could it be that you are using Anaconda package manager? If so, then it has it's own virtual environment system which you setup as follows:
conda create --name venv
answered Aug 28 '17 at 0:53
Bill
2,09421929
add a comment |
Could it be that you are using Anaconda package manager? If so, then it has it's own virtual environment system which you setup as follows:
conda create --name venv
answered Aug 28 '17 at 0:53
Bill
2,09421929
Could it be that you are using Anaconda package manager? If so, then it has it's own virtual environment system which you setup as follows:
conda create --name venv
answered Aug 28 '17 at 0:53
Bill
2,09421929
answered Aug 28 '17 at 0:53
Bill
2,09421929
answered Aug 28 '17 at 0:53
Bill
2,09421929
answered Aug 28 '17 at 0:53
Bill
2,09421929
2,09421929
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add a comment |
I had the same issue (although on ubuntu), a simple solution is instead of doing pip install virtualenv, you precede the commend with "sudo".
A little inspection reveals the reason behind this fix:
pip install virtualenv tries to put an executable under /usr/local/bin so that it can be invoked from command line, but it failed because only root has write permission to that directory
an alternative is pip install --user virtualenv, here are some further readings 1,2
answered Nov 12 at 4:14
watashiSHUN
3,39812134
add a comment |
I had the same issue (although on ubuntu), a simple solution is instead of doing pip install virtualenv, you precede the commend with "sudo".
A little inspection reveals the reason behind this fix:
pip install virtualenv tries to put an executable under /usr/local/bin so that it can be invoked from command line, but it failed because only root has write permission to that directory
an alternative is pip install --user virtualenv, here are some further readings 1,2
answered Nov 12 at 4:14
watashiSHUN
3,39812134
add a comment |
I had the same issue (although on ubuntu), a simple solution is instead of doing pip install virtualenv, you precede the commend with "sudo".
A little inspection reveals the reason behind this fix:
pip install virtualenv tries to put an executable under /usr/local/bin so that it can be invoked from command line, but it failed because only root has write permission to that directory
an alternative is pip install --user virtualenv, here are some further readings 1,2
answered Nov 12 at 4:14
watashiSHUN
3,39812134
I had the same issue (although on ubuntu), a simple solution is instead of doing pip install virtualenv, you precede the commend with "sudo".
A little inspection reveals the reason behind this fix:
pip install virtualenv tries to put an executable under /usr/local/bin so that it can be invoked from command line, but it failed because only root has write permission to that directory
an alternative is pip install --user virtualenv, here are some further readings 1,2
answered Nov 12 at 4:14
watashiSHUN
3,39812134
edited Dec 2 at 6:28
answered Nov 12 at 4:14
watashiSHUN
3,39812134
answered Nov 12 at 4:14
watashiSHUN
3,39812134
answered Nov 12 at 4:14
watashiSHUN
3,39812134
3,39812134
add a comment |
add a comment |
- Install python's package manager pip.
- Install virtual environment using pip3 install virtualenv or pip install virtualenv.
answered Nov 12 at 5:40
SAHIL SINGH SODHI
121
add a comment |
- Install python's package manager pip.
- Install virtual environment using pip3 install virtualenv or pip install virtualenv.
answered Nov 12 at 5:40
SAHIL SINGH SODHI
121
add a comment |
- Install python's package manager pip.
- Install virtual environment using pip3 install virtualenv or pip install virtualenv.
answered Nov 12 at 5:40
SAHIL SINGH SODHI
121
- Install python's package manager pip.
- Install virtual environment using pip3 install virtualenv or pip install virtualenv.
answered Nov 12 at 5:40
SAHIL SINGH SODHI
121
answered Nov 12 at 5:40
SAHIL SINGH SODHI
121
answered Nov 12 at 5:40
SAHIL SINGH SODHI
121
answered Nov 12 at 5:40
SAHIL SINGH SODHI
121
121
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Are you sure your python path is correct? Are you using the system installed python, or one you downloaded on your own?
– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 18:38
Pythonpath wouldn't affect executing a program from the commandline...
– John Gordon
Oct 10 '16 at 18:39
3
Can you try
python -m venv?– sytech
Oct 10 '16 at 18:41
@cricket_007 : I've been using it for the past 2 years so I'm not sure but I think its the default installation. When I do
which python, I get "/usr/local/bin/python"– Pravesh Jain
Oct 10 '16 at 18:42
1
I have python installed via homebrew. When I did
pip install virtualenv, it created it there.– cricket_007
Oct 10 '16 at 19:39