Random Virtual Environment Creation with Python

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Code introduction


This function creates a virtual environment and randomly installs a third-party library from a list.


Technology Stack : virtualenv, virtualenvwrapper, virtualfish, pip, setuptools, wheel

Code Type : Python Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate


                
                    
import random
import virtualenv
from virtualenv import cli_run
import os

# List of virtualenv packages to choose from
virtualenv_packages = [
    'virtualenv',
    'virtualenvwrapper',
    'virtualfish',
    'pip',
    'setuptools',
    'wheel'
]

# Function to create a virtual environment with a random package
def create_random_virtualenv(package_name):
    # Generate a random directory name for the virtual environment
    env_name = f"venv_{random.randint(1000, 9999)}"
    # Create the virtual environment
    virtualenv.create_environment(env_name)
    # Activate the virtual environment
    cli_run([f"source {env_name}/bin/activate"], shell=True)
    # Install the chosen package
    cli_run([f"pip install {package_name}"], shell=True)
    print(f"Virtual environment '{env_name}' created and '{package_name}' installed.")

# JSON output
output_json = {
    "type": "Python Function",
    "hard": "中级",
    "explain": "该函数创建一个虚拟环境,并随机安装一个从列表中选取的第三方库。",
    "tench": "virtualenv, virtualenvwrapper, virtualfish, pip, setuptools, wheel",
    "explain_en": "This function creates a virtual environment and randomly installs a third-party library from a list.",
    "tench_en": "virtualenv, virtualenvwrapper, virtualfish, pip, setuptools, wheel"
}

# Example usage of the function
def example_usage():
    # Select a random package from the list
    random_package = random.choice(virtualenv_packages)
    # Create a virtual environment with the selected package
    create_random_virtualenv(random_package)

# Execute the example usage
example_usage()