A CLI to manage virtual envs with pyenv-win
To report issues for the CLI, open an issue at https://github.com/pyenv-win/pyenv-win-venv/issues

This script depends on the pyenv-win so it needs to be installed system to run this script.

Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pyenv-win/pyenv-win-venv/main/bin/install-pyenv-win-venv.ps1" -OutFile "$HOME\install-pyenv-win-venv.ps1";
&"$HOME\install-pyenv-win-venv.ps1"

Note: Skip the Add System Settings Section

git clone https://github.com/pyenv-win/pyenv-win-venv "$HOME\.pyenv-win-venv"

You need to add the \bin path to your environment variables using the following steps.

Adding the following paths to your USER PATH variable in order to access the pyenv-win-venv command

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('path', $env:USERPROFILE + "\.pyenv-win-venv\bin;"  + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('path', "User"),"User")

Automatically using pyenv-venv update self (Recommended)

Using git pull:

Go to %USERPROFILE%\.pyenv-win-venv (which is your installed path) and run git pull

Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pyenv-win/pyenv-win-venv/main/bin/install-pyenv-win-venv.ps1" -OutFile "$HOME\install-pyenv-win-venv.ps1"; &"$HOME\install-pyenv-win-venv.ps1"

pyenv-venv uninstall self

Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pyenv-win/pyenv-win-venv/main/bin/install-pyenv-win-venv.ps1" -OutFile "$HOME\install-pyenv-win-venv.ps1";
&"$HOME\install-pyenv-win-venv.ps1" -Uninstall

> pyenv-win-venv
    pyenv-win-venv v0.6
    Copyright (c) Arbaaz Laskar <[email protected]>

    Usage: pyenv-win-venv <command> <args>

    A CLI to manage virtual envs with pyenv-win

    Commands:
    init                search for .python-version file in the
                        current directory and activate the env
    activate            activate an env
    deactivate          deactivate an env
    install             install an env
    uninstall           uninstall an env
    uninstall self      uninstall the CLI and its envs
    list <command>      list all installed envs/python versions
    local               set the given env in .python-version file
    config              show the app directory
    update self         update the CLI to the latest version
    which <command>     show the full path to an executable
    help <command>      show the CLI/<command> menu

    Flags:
    debug               To show debug log

Note: pyenv-venv is an alias for pyenv-win-venv so either one can be used to call the CLI.

• To install an env using Python v3.8.5 (should be already installed in the system using pyenv install 3.8.5)

pyenv-venv install 3.8.5 env_name

• To uninstall an env

pyenv-venv uninstall env_name

• To activate an env

pyenv-venv activate env_name

• To deactivate an env

pyenv-venv deactivate

• To list all installed envs

pyenv-venv list envs

• To list all installed python versions

pyenv-venv list python

• To set an env to the .python-version file

pyenv-venv local env_name

• To show the app directory

pyenv-venv config

• To update the CLI to the latest version

pyenv-venv update self

• To show the full path to the executable

pyenv-venv which <exec_name>

• To get help for each command

pyenv-venv help install

• You can set the env for a directory using a .python-version file and the CLI can automatically activate the env if a shell is opened in that directory.

• .python-version file: It should only contain the name of the env and can be created by manually or by using the command: pyenv-venv local env_name

• You can manually activate the env if the directory has a .python-version file by calling pyenv-venv init

• To enable the automatic feature, you need to add pyenv-venv init to your the PowerShell Profile. Steps to do this:

  • First check if you already have a powershell profile.

    Test-Path $profile
    

    If its False, then you need to create a new profile.

  • Create a new profile using:

    New-Item -path $profile -type file –force
    

    The location to the profile will be shown on the shell.

  • Open the profile.ps1 file and append the following line.

    pyenv-venv init
    

    Save and restart the shell.

Note: If you want the CLI to search for a .python-version file by traversing from the current working directory to the root till it finds the file, use pyenv-venv init root