hacktricks/generic-methodologies-and-resources/python/venv.md

# venv

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```bash
sudo apt-get install python3-venv
#Now, go to the folder you want to create the virtual environment
python3 -m venv <Dirname>
python3 -m venv pvenv #In this case the folder "pvenv" is going to be created
source <Dirname>/bin/activate
source pvenv/bin/activate #Activate the environment
#You can now install whatever python library you need
deactivate #To deactivate the virtual environment
```

```bash
The error
error: invalid command 'bdist_wheel'
is fixed running
pip3 install wheel
inside the virtual environment
```

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