Install virtualenv - python

Question

I am just starting to learn python fask concepts. I need to install virtualenv. How do I do that?

Answer 1

Follow these steps to install virtualenv on python:

$ pip install virtualenv  
$ mkdir new   
$ cd new   
$ virtualenv venv 

Activate the virtualenv from your Linux shell:

$ venv/bin/activate   

If you are using windows use the following command to activate virtualenv:

$ venv\scripts\activate 

Now go ahead and install flask:

$ pip install flask