Using Python 3 in virtualenv

573    Asked by DavidWHITE in Python , Asked on Apr 4, 2021

Using virtualenv, I run my projects with the default version of Python (2.7). On one project, I need to use Python 3.4.

I used brew install python3 to install it on my Mac. Now, how do I create a virtualenv that uses the new version?

e.g. sudo virtualenv envPython3

If I try:

virtualenv -p python3 test

I get:

Running virtualenv with interpreter /usr/local/bin/python3 Using base prefix '/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.0_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4' New python executable in test/bin/python3.4 Also creating executable in test/bin/python Failed to import the site module Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Users/user/Documents/workspace/test/test/bin/../lib/python3.4/site.py", line 67, in import os File "/Users/user/Documents/workspace/test/test/bin/../lib/python3.4/os.py", line 634, in from _collections_abc import MutableMapping ImportError: No module named '_collections_abc' ERROR: The executable test/bin/python3.4 is not functioning ERROR: It thinks sys.prefix is '/Users/user/Documents/workspace/test' (should be '/Users/user/Documents/workspace/test/test') ERROR: virtualenv is not compatible with this system or executable

Answered by David WHITE

To solve virtualenv is not compatible with this system or executable error, you can simply run the below-mentioned command:-

virtualenv -p python3 envname



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