Python and Virtualenv on Windows

Question

How do you install virtualenv correctly on windows?

I downloaded virtualenv1.9.1 from here and tried installing it with:

python virtualenv.py install         


        

Answer 1

For installing virtualenv, you'll have to either install it using pip as mentioned in the answer by woozyking or you'll have to do something like this:

$ curl -O https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-1.9.1.tar.gz
$ tar xvfz virtualenv-1.9.1.tar.gz
$ cd virtualenv-1.9.1
$ [sudo] python setup.py install

The command which you have used can be used to create a virtualenv. I would recommend you go through these small videos on virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper to get a better understanding:

python-power-tools-virtualenv

virtualenvwrapper