virtualenvwrapper
virtualenvwrapper makes the use of python virtual environments easier. You need to have virtualenv installed before you can use virtualenvwrapper
Creating a virtual env
mkvirtualenv project_folder creates a project_folder folder inside ~/Envs folder, or whatever you have set your environment variable $WORKON_HOME to be
Work on a virtual env
workon project_folder
Deactivate a virtual env
deactivate
Delete an env
rmvirtualenv venv
Other useful commands
lsvirtualenv List all of the environments.
cdvirtualenv Navigate into the directory of the currently activated virtual environment, so you can browse its site-packages, for example.
cdsitepackages Like the above, but directly into site-packages directory.
lssitepackages Shows contents of site-packages directory
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