pipenv

Pipenv is Python's package manager and creates a virtual environment

If your project depends on Python package versions and their dependencies, pipenv is for you. Pipenv creates a Pipfile.lock file, which you can use when you move to a different system. The Pipfile.lock file contains all the dependencies and their versions.

When you install Python packages using pipfile.lock, it will create exactly the same environment as your original system.

$ pip install pipenv

$ pipenv --python 3.7 install = creates pipenv and pipfile.lock as a virtual environment with python 3.7

Example Pipenv Workflow

Clone / create project repository:

$ cd myproject

Install from Pipfile, if there is one:

$ pipenv install

Or, add a package to your new project:

$ pipenv install <package>

This will create a Pipfile if one doesn’t exist. If one does exist, it will automatically be edited with the new package your provided.

Next, activate the Pipenv shell:

$ pipenv shell

$ python --version

Once you install a package, you can find the package and hashes under default in the pipfile.lock. This will secure an identical environment in a different system.  You'll have to use pipenv to install packages rather than pip.

List all pipenv virtual environments:

$pipenv --venv

You can activate the project’s virtual environment by running

$ pipenv shell

and deactivate it by running

$ exit

You can use $ pipenv shell and use pip commands such as list and -U to upgrade packages.

$ pipenv --rm = remove pipenv virtualenv

So all your pipenv environments are stored in the following path  ~/.local/share/virutlaenvs directory.

When you are ready to push it to production, you must lock your environment to ensure you replicate the same one in production.

$ pipenv lock

Once you get your code and Pipfile.lock in your production environment, you can install all packages with:

$ pipenv install

If you ever need to ignore pipfile.lock file you can do:

$ pipenv install --ignore-pipfile

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Create a file .profile into your home directory and append the following 2 lines to append to PATH env var:
  

export PATH=$PATH:/c/users/YourUserName/appdata/roaming/python/python310/site-packages

export PATH=$PATH:/c/users/YourUserName/appdata/roaming/python/python310/scripts

Reference links:

https://docs.pipenv.org/basics/

https://towardsdatascience.com/python-environment-101-1d68bda3094d