Random Package Virtualenv Creation

This function randomly selects a package from a list and creates a new virtual environment using the virtualenv library, then installs the selected package. This helps to quickly set up a Python development environment containing a specific package.

Technology Stack : virtualenv

Code Type : Python Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import random
import virtualenv

def create_virtualenv_with_random_package():
    # List of possible packages to include in the virtualenv
    packages = ['requests', 'numpy', 'pandas', 'matplotlib', 'scikit-learn', 'flask', 'django', 'psycopg2', 'redis']
    
    # Randomly select a package from the list
    package = random.choice(packages)
    
    # Create a new virtual environment and install the selected package
    virtualenv.create_environment(f'verenv_{package}')
    
    # Return the path to the newly created virtual environment
    return f'verenv_{package}/'