Can I move a virtualenv?

Question

This question is not a duplicate.

It pertains not just to renaming a virtual environment, but to actually moving it to a different directory, incl

Answer 1

BUT ALAS:

No, you can't simply mv. There are workarounds, but it might be easier to reinstall.

(my-python-venv)$ /home/me/PeskyPartyPEnvs/pip3 install foaas
zsh: /home/me/PeskyPartyPEnvs/pip3: bad interpreter: /home/me/Env/my-python-venv/bin/python3: no such file or directory
(my-python-venv)$ deactivate
$ 

... presses enter a lot in frustration, and the following works

$
$
$ pip3 search foaas

Except it is not from my-python-venv, ergo sadness.

Want to mv your virtualenv and use it, otherwise unmodified?

Short Answer:

Well, ya can't.