bash: mkvirtualenv: command not found

Question

After following the instructions on Doug Hellman\'s virtualenvwrapper post, I still could not fire up a test environment.

[mpenning@tsunami ~]$ mkvirtualenv          


        

Answer 1

In order to successfully install the virtualenvwrapper on Ubuntu 18.04.3 you need to do the following:

1. Install virtualenv

   sudo apt install virtualenv
   

2. Install virtualenvwrapper

   sudo pip install virtualenv
   sudo pip install virtualenvwrapper
   

3. Add the following to the end of the .bashrc file

   export WORKON_HOME=~/virtualenvs
   export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python
   source ~/.local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
   

4. Execute the .bashrc file

   source ~/.bashrc
   

5. Create your virtualenv

   mkvirtualenv your_virtualenv