virtualenvwrapper ☆
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Description:
Python virtualenv extensions
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 6.1.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 18, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: python virtualenv development environment isolation
Install: brew install virtualenvwrapper
About:
virtualenvwrapper provides a set of extensions to the standard virtualenv tool, simplifying the management of multiple Python virtual environments. It offers intuitive shell commands for creating, deleting, and switching between environments, and organizes them in a central location. Its main value is streamlining the workflow for developers who juggle numerous projects with different dependencies.
Key Features:
  • Simplified environment management with commands like `mkvirtualenv`, `rmvirtualenv`, and `workon`
  • Project-specific directories for organizing code and isolated dependencies
  • Hooks for customizing environment creation, activation, and destruction
  • Tab-completion for environment names in supported shells
Use Cases:
  • Managing separate virtual environments for multiple Python web development projects
  • Isolating dependencies for data science scripts to prevent version conflicts
  • Streamlining onboarding for new developers by sharing environment configurations
Alternatives:
  • virtualenv – The core tool that virtualenvwrapper extends; virtualenvwrapper adds convenience commands and organization.
  • pipenv – A higher-level tool that combines virtualenv management with package dependency resolution.
  • conda – A broader environment and package manager, popular in data science, that handles non-Python dependencies.
Version History
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Dec 18, 2025 8:23am 6.1.1 0 VERSION_BUMP b207f6b9
Oct 13, 2024 10:09pm 0 VERSION_BUMP f241f659
Oct 11, 2024 9:24pm 0 VERSION_BUMP c94e849f
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