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Creating Python Virtual Environment in Windows

In the terminal of your python IDE or windows PowerShell, enter the command to install virtual environment. pip install virtualenv Now you can check whether the environment is successfully installed and also check its version virtualenv --version Now create a virtual environment with your chosen name. virtualenv yourvirtenvname Now activate your virtual environment. .\yourvirtenvname\Scripts\activate You can enter python by entering; python And exit python by entering; exit() Install packages in your virtual environment by using; pip install packagename To install a specific version of a package; pip install packagename==1.1.1 To check the version of your installed package; print(packagename.__version__) To see what packages are installed in the environment; pip freeze To come out of the environment, enter deactivate  To export all the installed packages (in a virtual environment) names along with their versions in a text file;  pip freeze > requirements.txt Then to install all thos