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pythonvirtualenvwrapper

why virtualenv "workon' not work but activate can

1.pip install virtualenv, virtualenvwrapper-win

2.mkvirtualenv newhouse

Then I want to go to the newhouse

3.workon newhouse

It not work. I search for the solution and somehow I find a command and type it in the terminal and it works

PS C:\Users\huawei> & C:/Users/huawei/Envs/newhouse/Scripts/Activate.ps1

(newhouse) PS C:\Users\huawei>

Why is that? Why does the command workon newhousenot work?

Solution

  • You are using it in powershell terminal in vscode try to create command prompt terminal in vscode and then you can able to use **workon newhouse** command. Since workon is a batch script. Try to run workon in cmd. If you want to run it on powershell then i would recommend this stackoverflow question [https://stackoverflow.com/a/38945456/14213012]