ERROR: virtualenvwrapper could not find virtualenv in your path

Question

I\'m trying to create a virtualenv with virtualenvwrapper, but when I use mkvirtualenv I get the following :

ERROR: virtualenvwrapper c         


        

Answer 1

I am using python3 with virtualenvwrapper installed on Ubuntu 18.04, using pip3 without sudo. If you are in this situation, you might find interesting my configuration.

In the end of my .bashrc I added the following rows (remember to put your username in the YOUR_USERNAME field):

export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3
export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs
export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_VIRTUALENV=/home/YOUR_USERNAME/.local/bin/virtualenv
source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh

Then restart the cli with ctrl-D ctrl-T or reload the config with source ~/.bashrc. Then you should be good to go! Try the installation with:

lsvirtualenv
mkvirtualenv test
workon test
deactivate
rmvirtualenv test

If you could create and delete a virtual environment, you are ready to go.