(Probably a noob question, but I didn't find a solution after googling for 20 minutes.)
I created a new pure Python project with PyCharm which yielded the following folder structure
myproject └── venv ├── bin │ ├── activate │ ├── activate.csh │ ├── activate.fish │ ├── easy_install │ ├── easy_install-3.5 │ ├── pip │ ├── pip3 │ ├── pip3.5 │ ├── python │ ├── python3 │ └── python3.5 ├── include ├── lib │ └── python3.5 ├── lib64 -> lib └── pyvenv.cfg
Where do I put myproject.py
or the myproject
folder now?
venv
?venv/bin
folder?venv
, i.e. myproject/venv/myproject.py
?You can put your code anywhere you want in your project directory as long as you call the . lpenv/bin/activate script to activate your environment first. However, most projects put the environment right next to their source code within their project folder, which would be learning.
The virtual environment manages files which aren't yours. It doesn't care how you manage your own files. Put them wherever makes sense to you, just not anywhere inside the venv directory tree. Common solutions include directly in myproject
, or in myproject/src
.
I guess you misunderstood the term "Virtual Environment". It provides an isolated environment wherein you can download a different version of python packages and run it for your project. Hence, do not put anything inside your virtual environment. Keep it clean.
To take advantage of the virtual environment,
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