Installing Virtual Environment for Python on Windows | Ubuntu | Linux | MacOs

Virtual environment is a tool that helps to create an isolated environment for installing dependencies in a Python project. If virtual environment is not available on your computer then follow these steps to install it:

1. Make sure you have expected version of Python available on your computer. You can check this by running:
On Windows:

py --version

On Linux/macOs:

python3 --version

2. Check if pip is already available on your computer by running this:
On Windows:

py -m pip --version

On Linux/macOs:

python3 -m pip --version

3. If pip is not available on your computer then install it by running this:
On Windows:

py -m ensurepip --default-pip

Linux/macOs:

python3 -m ensurepip --default-pip

4. Install virtual environment by running this:
On Windows:

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

Linux/macOs:

python3 -m pip install --user virtualenv