creating a virtual environment to support Python 2.7

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I have a python development environment supporting Python 3.4.5. Right now, I would like to create a virtual environment using vritualenv. In this virtual environment, I need to support Python 2.7 instead since some of to-be-used Python programs only work for Python 2.7. How to create this virtual environment. Thanks.

Possible duplicate of How to use virtualenv with Python?

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2017-04-11 05:06:55 +00:00
Commented Apr 11, 2017 at 5:06 — McGrady
– McGrady, Commented Apr 11, 2017 at 5:06

Burhan Khalid · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-11 05:07:09Z

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If you already have Python 2.7 installed, then you can pass an argument to virtualenv to use a different Python version, like this:

virtualenv --python=python py27env

Note that is it practice that python points to python 2.x, whereas python3 points to python 3.x - if your system layout is different, adjust the command appropriately.

answered Apr 11, 2017 at 5:07

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user288609 Over a year ago

Hi Burhan, I posted a related question in another post, stackoverflow.com/questions/43334455/… which includes the information of my python development environment. Based on which, it seems that I do not have python 2.7, then how should I do?

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