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jonalv
jonalv

Reputation: 6116

`python3.6 -m venv env` fails

I am trying to create a virtual environment as:

python3.6 -m venv env
Error: Command '['/Users/jonathan/temp/django-example-channels/env/bin/python3.6', '-Im', 'ensurepip', '--upgrade', '--default-pip']' returned non-zero exit status 1.

My googling on the problem brings up many similar cases but all say they are on Ubuntu and Ubuntu related. Me I am on a Mac so I am thinking this is something else?

Don't really know what would be helpful but here is version information at least:

$ python3.6 --version
Python 3.6.0 :: Anaconda 4.3.1 (x86_64)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 4509

Answers (2)

jonalv
jonalv

Reputation: 6116

So, it seems Anaconda was the problem. First virtualenv needed to be installed:

conda install virtualenv

I actually had to ru nthat multiple times before I got: # All requested packages already installed.. Don't know what's up with that, maybe my conda was to unupdated...

Then it still didn't work to create an environment as:

$ python3.6 -m venv env
Error: Command '['/Users/jonathan/temp/django-example-channels/env/bin/python3.6', '-Im', 'ensurepip', '--upgrade', '--default-pip']' returned non-zero exit status 1.

However $ python3.6 -m venv env actually seems to have worked.

Upvotes: 2

S.Chauhan
S.Chauhan

Reputation: 156

This guide might be helpful in setting up and using a virtual environment in python3 with a Mac. In general though, I don't think you need to include the .6 in command. Just using $ python3 -m venv path/to/virtual/env should work, as shown in the official docs

Upvotes: 0

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