xonsh/docs/python_virtual_environments.rst
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===========================
Python Virtual Environments
===========================
The usual tools for creating Python virtual environments—``venv``, ``virtualenv``, ``pew``—don't play well with xonsh. We won't dig deeper into why it is so, but the general gist is that these tools are hacky and hard-coded for bash, zsh, and other mainstream shells.
Luckily, xonsh ships with its own virtual environments manager called **Vox**.
Vox
===
To create a new environment with vox, run ``vox new <envname>``::
$ vox new myenv
Creating environment...
Environment "myenv" created. Activate it with "vox activate myenv".
By default, environments are stored in ``~/.virtualenvs``, but you can override it by setting the ``$VIRTUALENV_HOME`` environment variable.
To see all existing environments, run ``vox list``::
$ vox list
Available environments:
eggs
myenv
spam
To activate an environment, run ``vox activate <envname>``::
$ vox activate myenv
Activated "myenv".
Instead of ``activate``, you can call ``workon`` or ``enter``.
To exit the currently active environment, run ``vox deactivate`` or ``vox exit``::
$ vox deactivate
Deactivated "myenv".
To remove an environment, run ``vox remove <envname>``::
$ vox remove myenv
Environment "myenv" removed.
Instead of ``remove``, you can call ``rm``, ``delete``, or ``del``.
To see all available commands, run ``vox help``, ``vox --help``, or ``vox -h``::
Vox is a virtual environment manager for xonsh.
Available commands:
vox new <env>
Create new virtual environment in $VIRTUALENV_HOME
vox activate (workon, enter) <env>
Activate virtual environment
vox deactivate (exit)
Deactivate current virtual environment
vox list (ls)
List all available environments
vox remove (rm, delete, del) <env>
Remove virtual environment
vox help (-h, --help)
Show help