Command-line tool

virtualenv

brew/virtualenv

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Tool for creating isolated virtual python environments

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install virtualenv

macOS

brew install virtualenv
pipx install virtualenv

Linux

brew install virtualenv
pipx install virtualenv

Create a new environment

virtualenv path/to/venv

Customize the prompt prefix

virtualenv --prompt prompt_prefix path/to/venv

Use a different version of Python with virtualenv

virtualenv -p path/to/pythonbin path/to/venv

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