virtualenvwrapper.sh crashes shell

Question

I am following the install instructions for virtualenvwrapper, described here.

I have used pip install virtualenvwrapper and it installed at the path /home/.pyenv/shims/.

But when I run the command source /home/.pyenv/shims/virtualenvwrapper.sh the whole Konsole shuts down. I had previously put the command in the .bashrc file and almost broke Linux because the Konsole would crash immediately after opening.

I'm using Linux OpenSuse and Python version 3.6.0.

Any ideas what could be causing the crash?

Answer 1

I found a solution.

source ~/.pyenv/versions/VERSION/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh works every time.

You can't use the shims directory for some reason. Maybe since virtualenvwrapper was likely installed into the pyenv version directory. If you use the shims directory, that link could break when switching versions with pyenv. It's better to access it directly.