How can I automatically create a virtualenv with setup.py?

Question

In my github practice project, I set up it's own virtualenv by using the command virtualenv env.

And I made a setup.py file using the PyCharm IDE.

But the setup.py didn't make a virtualenv automatically when I cloned the project in other PyCharm project.

I want to create my project's virtualenv automatically with setup.py or by another method.

I tried searching for information, but I couldn't find what is required to automatically create a virtualenv.

Which thing do i need to know?

setup.py specifies how to install your library or app for the users of your app. it does not specify environment for developing your app. PyCharm probably has own mechanism for that. — Dima Tisnek
– Dima Tisnek, Commented Mar 6, 2019 at 2:37
@DimaTisnek Thank you for your comment. I had the wrong knowledge about that. — 조항민
– 조항민, Commented Mar 6, 2019 at 2:46

Alessandro Solbiati · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-06 02:38:47Z

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a quick solution is just to execute the bash command

import os
os.system("virtualenv env")

as specified in the comments, this is not something you would usually want to do: PyCharm has its own way to manage virtualenvs

answered Mar 6, 2019 at 2:38

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