Python virtual environment

Set up Python virtual environment¶

Install pyenv & pyenv-virtualenv:

$ git clone https://github.com/yyuu/pyenv.git ~/.pyenv
$ git clone https://github.com/yyuu/pyenv-virtualenv.git ~/.pyenv/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv

Add the following to ~/.bash_profile, and source it.

# Python environment 
export PATH=$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH
eval "$(pyenv init -)" 

Install Python 2.7

$ pyenv install 2.7.6 

Construct Python virtual environment for Galaxy:

$ pyenv virtualenv --no-site-packages 2.7.6 virtualenv
$ pyenv global virtualenv

• To install the Python modules, run pip install <Module>.
• To leave the Python virtual environment, run pyenv shell system.