Random Package Installation in Virtual Environment

This function creates a virtual environment and installs a randomly selected Python package within it. It first defines a list of Python package names, then randomly selects one of them. It then creates a virtual environment using the virtualenv library and installs the selected package after activating the virtual environment.

Technology Stack : virtualenv, random

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import random
import virtualenv

def create_virtualenv(directory):
    """
    Create a virtual environment with a random Python package installed.

    :param directory: The directory where the virtual environment will be created.
    """
    packages = ['requests', 'numpy', 'pandas', 'matplotlib', 'flask', 'django', 'sqlalchemy', 'pytest', 'selenium']
    package_to_install = random.choice(packages)
    
    # Create a virtual environment
    virtualenv.create_environment(directory)
    
    # Activate the virtual environment and install a random package
    activate_script = f'{directory}/Scripts/activate' if platform.system() == 'Windows' else f'{directory}/bin/activate'
    with open(activate_script, 'a') as f:
        f.write(f'\npip install {package_to_install}\n')

# Example usage
create_virtualenv('myenv')