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Use (Linux) virtualenv from Windows

I want to develop a Python application on Windows 7, by using a Linux VM. I would like to make use of the Python interpreter that's inside my VM (virtualenv).

Unfortunately, PyCharm is the only editor that supports the use of a remote interpreter. Is it possible to make use of my virtualenv when using Komodo IDE for instance, without installing local (Windows) libraries?

I have tried VirtualBox shared folders, VMWare shared folders and ExpanDrive, but they all seem a little unstable for this purpose (random operation not permitted errors when creating virtualenv in a shared folder).

Thanks in advance

EDIT: To be specific, I need the site-packages from the virtualenv. When I pip install an app like Django, I would like my IDE to auto-complete imports etc.

Solution

  • Just ssh into the vm. Honestly I think the best solution would be to just fullscreen the vm and do it all in there, but that's just me.