virtualenv
Python virtual environment creator
root@kali:~# virtualenv -h
usage: virtualenv [--version] [--with-traceback] [-v | -q]
[--read-only-app-data] [--app-data APP_DATA]
[--reset-app-data] [--upgrade-embed-wheels]
[--discovery {builtin}] [-p py] [--try-first-with py_exe]
[--creator {builtin,cpython3-posix,venv}]
[--seeder {app-data,pip}] [--no-seed]
[--activators comma_sep_list] [--clear] [--no-vcs-ignore]
[--system-site-packages] [--symlinks | --copies]
[--no-download | --download] [--extra-search-dir d [d ...]]
[--pip version] [--setuptools version] [--no-pip]
[--no-setuptools] [--no-periodic-update] [--symlink-app-data]
[--prompt prompt] [-h]
dest
options:
--version display the version of the virtualenv package
and its location, then exit
--with-traceback on failure also display the stacktrace internals
of virtualenv (default: False)
--read-only-app-data use app data folder in read-only mode (write
operations will fail with error) (default:
False)
--app-data APP_DATA a data folder used as cache by the virtualenv
(default: /root/.cache/virtualenv)
--reset-app-data start with empty app data folder (default:
False)
--upgrade-embed-wheels trigger a manual update of the embedded wheels
(default: False)
-h, --help show this help message and exit
verbosity:
verbosity = verbose - quiet, default INFO, mapping => CRITICAL=0, ERROR=1,
WARNING=2, INFO=3, DEBUG=4, NOTSET=5
-v, --verbose increase verbosity (default: 2)
-q, --quiet decrease verbosity (default: 0)
discovery:
discover and provide a target interpreter
--discovery {builtin} interpreter discovery method (default: builtin)
-p, --python py interpreter based on what to create environment
(path/identifier/version-specifier) - by default
use the interpreter where the tool is installed
- first found wins. Version specifiers (e.g.,
>=3.12, ~=3.11.0, ==3.10) are also supported
(default: [])
--try-first-with py_exe try first these interpreters before starting the
discovery (default: [])
creator:
options for creator builtin
--creator {builtin,cpython3-posix,venv}
create environment via (builtin =
cpython3-posix) (default: builtin)
dest directory to create virtualenv at
--clear remove the destination directory if exist before
starting (will overwrite files otherwise)
(default: False)
--no-vcs-ignore don't create VCS ignore directive in the
destination directory (default: False)
--system-site-packages give the virtual environment access to the
system site-packages dir (default: False)
--symlinks try to use symlinks rather than copies, when
symlinks are not the default for the platform
(default: True)
--copies, --always-copy try to use copies rather than symlinks, even
when symlinks are the default for the platform
(default: False)
seeder:
options for seeder app-data
--seeder {app-data,pip} seed packages install method (default: app-data)
--no-seed, --without-pip do not install seed packages (default: False)
--no-download, --never-download
pass to disable download of the latest
pip/setuptools/wheel from PyPI (default: True)
--download pass to enable download of the latest
pip/setuptools/wheel from PyPI (default: False)
--extra-search-dir d [d ...] a path containing wheels to extend the internal
wheel list (can be set 1+ times) (default: [])
--pip version version of pip to install as seed: embed,
bundle, none or exact version (default: bundle)
--setuptools version version of setuptools to install as seed: embed,
bundle, none or exact version (default: none)
--no-pip do not install pip (default: False)
--no-setuptools do not install setuptools (default: False)
--no-periodic-update disable the periodic (once every 14 days) update
of the embedded wheels (default: True)
--symlink-app-data symlink the python packages from the app-data
folder (requires seed pip>=19.3) (default:
False)
activators:
options for activation scripts
--activators comma_sep_list activators to generate - default is all
supported (default: bash,cshell,fish,nushell,pow
ershell,python,xonsh)
--prompt prompt provides an alternative prompt prefix for this
environment (value of . means name of the
current working directory) (default: None)
config file /root/.config/virtualenv/virtualenv.ini missing (change via env var
VIRTUALENV_CONFIG_FILE)