Added pyenv notes to virtual environments (#29135)
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			@@ -218,6 +218,81 @@ If you want to remove an environment from Conda use:
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conda remove --name my-env
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## Pyenv
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[`Pyenv`](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) is a package that lets you manage multiple versions of Python.
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To use Pyenv to manage our virtual environments we are going to install two additional extensions below:
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```
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brew install pyenv
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brew install pyenv-virtualenv
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brew install pyenv-virtualenvwrapper
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```
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### Update .bashrc
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Add this command to your .bashrc file to make sure your virtual environment is initialized everytime you start a new terminal session. 
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For example using Vim I open up terminal and type:
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```
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vim ~/.bashrc
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```
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Then I add the below command to the file:
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```
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eval "$(pyenv init -)"
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```
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### Install Python versions
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It's usually good to have at least both a Python 2 and Python 3 environment
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```
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pyenv install 3.6.0
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pyenv install 2.7.13
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```
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### Create an Environment
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To create a virtual environment with Python 3 as the base with the name "my_cool_app":
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```
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pyenv virtualenv 3.6.0 my_cool_app
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```
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It's that easy. Another example using the Python 2.7.13 base that we created earlier:
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```
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pyenv virtualenv 2.7.13 my_cool_app
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```
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### Activate an Environment
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Before you can start using the environment you need to activate it:
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```
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pyenv activate my_cool_app
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```
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### Install Packages
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First activate your virtual environment and then use pip like normal
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```
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pyenv activate my_cool_app
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pip install requests
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```
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### Deactivate an Environment
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If you are done working with the virtual environment you can deactivate it with:
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```
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pyenv deactivate
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```
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### Remove an Environment
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If you want to remove the Python 2.7.13:
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```
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pyenv uninstall 2.7.13
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```
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#### More Information:
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* `virtualenv` [official website](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/)
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* `pipenv` [official website](https://pipenv.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
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