Replit Was Unable to Build the Virtual Environment for Python Project
Python-Solutions-by-shriekdj
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Problem
Replit Was Unable to Build the Virtual Environment for Python Project or the Project Not Giving Results As We Expected.
This Issue Can also happened to Other Online IDEs Also Like Glitch.
Details
Most Online IDE Already Use Virtual Environment By default already. even if you create an virtual environment with
python -m venv venvit will not gonna run again in next run like next day and all packages install withpip install --needs to install again.The venv by
python -m venv venvfor replit is not efficient.
First Solution
Replit uses Poetry Virtual Environment By Default for Python Project. Those are given below.
Note These should run under the shell tab not the console tab.
| Command With Pip | Command With Poetry |
python main.py | poetry run python main.py |
pip install package_name | poetry add package_name |
python -m venv venv | poetry init |
source venv/bin/activate | poetry shell |
python manage.py runserver | poetry run python manage.py runserver |
Mostly just add
poetry runat first of running script like add this script to runner file of replit.Click 3 dots in Open Editor of replit and click Show Hidden File and Edit the File Named
.replitto given below.
language = "python3"
run = "poetry run python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
# this is for django
Second Solution
Try Installing the alternative virtual environment named
pipenvfor the installing packages viarequirements.txtfile.For Local Environment we add this package like
pip install pipenvbut for replit online IDE we go into shell tab and then add package by poetry.
poetry add pipenv
# then run below comman to install dependencies from requirements.txt file
pipenv -r requirements.txt
For pipenv Most Commands are already similar you just need to replace the word
pipwithpipenv. For Activating Pipenv Virtual Environment typepipenv shell
.replitshould have something like below run command.
language = "python3"
run = "pipenv install && pipenv run manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
# just like given below but upper will work perfectly.
# run = "pipenv run manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
This Commands for mostly running outside virtual environment without activating it directly.
| Command With Pip | Command With Pipenv |
python main.py | pipenv run python main.py |
pip install package_name | pipenv install package_name |
python -m venv venv | pipenv init |
source venv/bin/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt | pipenv shell && pipenv shell or just pipenv install |
python manage.py runserver | pipenv run python manage.py runserver |
Conclusion
I Will Suggest You Use Poetry Because It Have Some Features for replit.
- Faster Installing and file runing process ( compared to pipenv ).
- Packages are not deleted after opening the repl again on next day.
- CPU Load was lower Compared to
pipenv.- I Ran An Package to install dependencies and the package had more than 50 dependencies for debugging
home-assistant/coreat github. - CPU Gone at Overheating but did not cross the line of cpu Usags ( For Me ).
- I Ran An Package to install dependencies and the package had more than 50 dependencies for debugging
Replit is an online IDE, hosting cloud, collaborative programming environment, and so much more. I've been a user for a while and I really want to voice out what I love about them.
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