Pipenv Essential Snippets

A few commands/snippets to simplify working with python virtual environment with Pipenv

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Requirements file

To get **requirements.txt** file out of the pipenv virutal environment:

$ pipenv run pip freeze > requirements.txt

Install dependencies from the requirments file

Make sure to **cd** into the project folder, then run:

$ pipenv shell
$ pipenv install -r path/to/requirements.txt

Cache Clear

To clear the **pipenv** lock cache in case something goes wrong, run:

$ pipenv lock --pre --clear

Release space from old project environments

We make virtual environments for each project and then forget about it. You can delete the virtual environments of old projects and free up needful space on your system by going into:

$HOME/.local/share/virtualenv/

and deleting the project folders manually.

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