In this article, we’ll show you how to install virtual environment in your system and run your python project in virtual environment. A virtual environment is important if you don’t want to disturb what you install for a specific project to others in the same system. You can have multiple virtual environments in one system and each project requirement can be kept in a specific python environment. It is the best practice while working in a python project.

Step 1: Install or upgrade pip

python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

Step 2: Check pip version (optional)

python3 -m pip --version

Step 3: Install Virtual Environment on macOS and Linux

python3 -m pip install --user virtualenv

On Windows

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

Step 4: Creating Virtual Environment

On macOS and Linux

 virtualenv -p python3 YOUR_ENVIRONMENT_NAME

On Windows:

py -m venv YOUR_ENVIRONMENT_NAME

Step 5: Activating a virtual Enviroment
You should activate your virtual environment to install all the dependencies for your specific project.

On macOS and Linux

source YOUR_ENVIROMENT_NAME/bin/activate

On Windows:

.\env\Scripts\activate