Flask Framework Cookbook - Second Edition

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To make our lives easier, we can use virtualenvwrapper, which, as the name suggests, is a wrapper written over virtualenv and makes the handling of multiple instances of virtualenv easier.

Remember that the installation of virtualenvwrapper should be done on a global level. So, deactivate any virtualenv that might still be active. To deactivate, use the following command:

$ deactivate

It is also possible that you might not be able to install the package on a global level because of permission issues. Switch to superuser or use sudo if this occurs.

Install virtualenvwrapper using the following commands:

$ pip3 install virtualenvwrapper
$ export WORKON_HOME=~/workspace
$ source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh

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