(venv) (base) both active on a python project, how do I get into venv only?

Question

So I am using vscode with conda (for a django project), and trying to activate my virtual environment named "venv". And it goes from:

(base) C:\Users\User\Desktop\pfa-master\pfa-master\venv\Scripts> .\activate

to something like this:

(venv) (base) C:\Users\User\Desktop\pfa-master\pfa-master\venv\Scripts>

And if I try to find out Python version, it shows error like this:

(venv) (base) C:\Users\User\Desktop\pfa-master\pfa-master>which python
'which' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Note: I have Python in environment variables for anaconda.

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

You need to deactivate Conda. In terminal, conda deactivate should get rid of (base). When you want to reactivate Conda, conda activate.

Answer 2

You have two virtual environments active.

conda and virtualenv are both package manager and environment management system :

• (base) is from conda : https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/
• (venv) is from virtualenv : https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/

If you want to use (venv) only, you need to deactivate conda : conda deactivate

If you want to use (base) only, you need to delete the venv directory from your repository : sudo rm -rf venv. Command differs because you are using Windows.