2022-05-30
Python venv breaks on directory rename
I changed my python project directory, then venv (virtual environment) didn't work properly.
Easy way to fix is to remove the venv
and just create a new one. But there's another way if you will.
/Users/minhokim
Make a directory
mkdir project1
cd project1
Create a virtual environment inside
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
(venv) > which python
/Users/minhokim/project1/venv/bin/python3.8
(venv) > echo $VIRTUAL_ENV
/Users/minhokim/project1/venv
Change parent directory name
project1 -> project2
cd ../
mv project1 project2
cd project2
(venv) > deactivate
source venv/bin/activate
It's broken; venv is still pointing to previous directory name, project1
(venv) > echo $VIRTUAL_ENV
/Users/minhokim/project1/venv
Change path to current
project1 -> project2
code venv/bin/activate
project2/venv/bin/activate
...
VIRTUAL_ENV="/Users/minhokim/project1/venv"
export VIRTUAL_ENV
...
code venv/bin/pip
code venv/bin/pip3
code venv/bin/pip3.8
... etc
#!/Users/minhokim/project1/venv/bin/python3.8
...