The command `python -m venv radar_venv` creates a **virtual environment**...
May 22, 2025 at 08:51 PM
The command python -m venv radar_venv
creates a virtual environment named radar_venv
. Here's a breakdown of what the code does:
python
: This invokes the Python interpreter installed on your system.-m venv
: The-m
flag tells Python to run thevenv
module as a script. Thevenv
module is used to create virtual environments.radar_venv
: This is the name of the folder where the virtual environment will be created. Inside this folder, necessary files and directories for the virtual environment (e.g., a local copy of the Python interpreter andsite-packages
) will be set up.
Key Points About Virtual Environments:
- A virtual environment is an isolated Python environment. It allows you to install and manage dependencies separately from the global Python installation on your system.
- Once created, you need to activate the virtual environment (e.g.,
source radar_venv/bin/activate
on Unix-like systems orradar_venv\Scripts\activate
on Windows) to use it. - After activation, you can install Python packages into this environment using tools like
pip
, without affecting the global Python installation.
This is useful for managing project-specific dependencies and avoiding conflicts between different projects' requirements.
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