HAhas2k1·Jun 12, 2016
There is https://github.com/berdario/pew which provides a better wrapper around virtual environments compared to virtualenv wrapper.
It also supports renaming.
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A tool to manage multiple virtual environments written in pure python
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2 sourcesI also think that Nix/Guix are the way forward... Guix really needs an installer/Linux package, though
Just yesterday I added a few tasks to the ansible playbook for my workstation to automate its installation:
https://github.com/berdario/dotfiles/commit/4e92cdb00dbe135f...
Small disclaimer: I'm also the author of Pew ( https://github.com/berdario/pew ), an alternative to virtualenvwrapper... and I'm working on a small program to try to automate further what pypi2nix/guix-import do to automatically package Python stuff for Nix/Guix... Until that'll be really easy, I think that whipping up a new pew virtualenv to try something out quickly is still the easiest thing (especially for people not used to Nix... I know: otherwise you can also use mutable virtualenvs on top of Nix)
In Python Virtual Environments – a Primer