CodenameTim, 4 months ago

@lilyf I can't tell by looking at the readme if activate will auto-create the virtualenv for me.

This looks very neat and something I could have used on a few projects in the last month.

lilyf, 4 months ago

@CodenameTim activate will automatically download the python interpreter and create the virtualenv for you. I'll update the readme to clarify that.

CodenameTim, 4 months ago

@lilyf Very cool! That's very helpful

webology, 4 months ago

@lilyf This is pretty neat. Great work!

Since you mentioned virtualenvwrapper, do you have any plans for adding hook support like what they have?

lilyf, 4 months ago

@webology I don't think I've ever used virtualenvwrapper's hooks, so I'm not really sure if that would be in scope. I'm open to understanding the use cases though.

webology, 4 months ago

@lilyf Gotcha, it's probably out of scope then.

(Passing this along in case you are curious, but lilyenv doesn't need it.)

Hooks are scripts that can be run pre or post-most events within the wrapper's execution.

They are handy for getting workflows just right where they might otherwise be hard to pull off.

https://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripts.html#scripts

(these are the hidden feature of wrapper that keeps most of us using it)

lilyf, 4 months ago

@webology Hmm, the example of setting environment variables is interesting, but I think out of scope for now. I'd probably use direnv for that.

https://direnv.net/

lilyf, 4 months ago

@webology If there's anything else in your specific workflow you think I should consider, please share!

webology, 4 months ago

@lilyf thank you. I use direnv too.

Hooks are more helpful in setting up folders, running commands, keeping projects updated, or whatever else someone might dream up.

Seems out of scope, but I appreciate the follow up.