How to run manage.py inside venv?

I have been given an existing project to work on and I am really struggling to get the environment set up.

The project folder firstly contains manage.py server, which I use as an entry point to run the server.

There is also a venv folder which contains all the modules etc. I need.

So when I do runserver on manage.py, I get that "No module named sqlserver_ado.base". Even when I have activated the virtual environment and am in bash.... this module for instance is in venv folder in a venv\Lib\site-packages.

I am so very confused. I have also tried copying whatever modules are said to be missing and have ran into other issues this way also.

Solution

run virtualenv venv in you desired directory
after install from t run : source \your_folder\venv\bin\activate
now you sohuld see (venv) before $ in the shell that mean you env is active
install packages run pip install package_name
run pip freeze to get installed packages
go to project folder that include manage.py file
run python manage.py runserver to make sure that evrything run fine

to access django-shell run python manage.py shell