pyenv-virtualenv

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# pyenv-virtualenv\n\n[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/yyuu/pyenv-virtualenv](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/yyuu/pyenv-virtualenv?utm_source=badge\u0026utm_medium=badge\u0026utm_campaign=pr-badge\u0026utm_content=badge)\n\n[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv)\n\npyenv-virtualenv is a [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) plugin\nthat provides features to manage virtualenvs and conda environments\nfor Python on UNIX-like systems.\n\n(NOTICE: If you are an existing user of [virtualenvwrapper](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenvwrapper)\nand you love it, [pyenv-virtualenvwrapper](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenvwrapper) may help you\n(additionally) to manage your virtualenvs.)\n\n## Installation\n\n### Installing as a pyenv plugin\n\nThis will install the latest development version of pyenv-virtualenv into\nthe `$(pyenv root)/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv` directory.\n\n**Important note:**  If you installed pyenv into a non-standard directory, make\nsure that you clone this repo into the \u0027plugins\u0027 directory of wherever you\ninstalled into.\n\nFrom inside that directory you can:\n - Check out a specific release tag.\n - Get the latest development release by running `git pull` to download the\n   latest changes.\n\n\ud83d\udca1 **WSL note:** If you\u0027re using WSL, we recommend setting Git to use Unix-style line endings to prevent script execution errors:\n\n```sh\ngit config --global core.autocrlf input\n```\n\n1. **Check out pyenv-virtualenv into plugin directory**\n\n    ```bash\n    git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv.git $(pyenv root)/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv\n    ```\n\n    For the Fish shell:\n\n    ```fish\n    git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv.git (pyenv root)/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv\n    ```\n\n2. (OPTIONAL) **Add `pyenv virtualenv-init` to your shell** to enable auto-activation of virtualenvs. This is entirely optional but pretty useful. See \"Activate virtualenv\" belo",
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  "one_liner": "Pyenv plugin that creates and manages isolated Python virtual environments.",
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  "why_use_this": "If you use pyenv to manage Python versions, this plugin integrates virtualenv creation directly into your workflow via simple commands like `pyenv virtualenv`. It handles activation hooks and conda environment support, eliminating the need to manually invoke the virtualenv tool or remember separate environment commands."
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