Using Python Virtual Environment

 

# Install venv
sudo apt install python3-venv

#Create a new virual env 
python3 -m venv .venv/project_name

# Get into virtual env - now you are in vir env
source project_name/bin/activate

#deactivate vir env
deactivate

#install a package
python -m pip install requests
pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall --ignore-installed -r requirements.txt \
> --extra-index-url file:///$PWD/lib

#list available packages
python -m pip freeze 

Resolving externally-managed-environment × This environment is externally managed

- Create a virtual env or
- install the packages system wide --break-system-packages
pip install requests --break-system-packages