Python Environment Setup

I am a python developer and usually work with multiple repositories at any time. Most of these projects have different dependencies so I create a virtual environment in every project. I prefer creating virtual env right next to code. Pycharm also detects it when repository is opened in Pycharm.

This setup worked most of the time but sometimes, I activate venv of one repository and then change it another repository without changing activating correct environment. I usually spotted this when code execution used to fail and never lost more than a minute on this but, this always made me think what if there is a shell that could run something when you enter a directory?

I decided to implement something simple in shell script temporarily. I ended up with creating small function, aliased with cd and added in my .bashrc.

It's a simple function and all I ever needed. It does,

1. Loads the .venv from that repository
2. Additionally, sources .cdenv, i usually set env variable but you can do anything in there.

I was okay with not deactivating/resetting environment when i exited the directory.

Add below function in .bashrc and you should be able to use it.

Note: If you create your virtual environment with different name then please change the name in code below.

function cd() { # Run a shell `cd` command or error command cd "$@" || return # If .venv exists in the directory if [[ -d .venv ]]; then # Deactivate any initialized virtual env, ignore error deactivate > /dev/null 2>&1 # activate .venv source .venv/bin/activate echo "deactivate prev venv and activate current venv" fi # Load a .cdenv file if [[ -f .cdenv ]]; then echo "loading .cdenv" source ./.cdenv fi }

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