Os X Virtual Environment For Windows

Source code:Lib/venv/

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The venv module provides support for creating lightweight “virtualenvironments” with their own site directories, optionally isolated from systemsite directories. Each virtual environment has its own Python binary (whichmatches the version of the binary that was used to create this environment) andcan have its own independent set of installed Python packages in its sitedirectories.

See PEP 405 for more information about Python virtual environments.

See also

  1. This describes a virtual environment into which you can install and run Windows or Linux. Type-II Hypervisor. The biggest issue preventing the running of OS X in a virtual machine on a Windows computer is. Windows Virtual PC. When you create a VM using this Windows hypervisor, the VM and 'hosting' OS run in separate virtual machines.
  2. Type: Mac OS X. Version: Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan (64 bit) or 10.12 Sierra. Memory size is 4 GB ( 70% of your Ram ) Virtual disk file: macOS 10.12 Sierra.vmdk. Step 4: Edit Your Virtual Machine. Once you have created your Virtual Machine, now it’s time to edit it. So first tap on Settings.

Creating virtual environments¶

Creation of virtual environments is done by executing thecommand venv:

Running this command creates the target directory (creating any parentdirectories that don’t exist already) and places a pyvenv.cfg file in itwith a home key pointing to the Python installation from which the commandwas run (a common name for the target directory is .venv). It also createsa bin (or Scripts on Windows) subdirectory containing a copy/symlinkof the Python binary/binaries (as appropriate for the platform or argumentsused at environment creation time). It also creates an (initially empty)lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages subdirectory (on Windows, this isLibsite-packages). If an existing directory is specified, it will bere-used.

Deprecated since version 3.6: pyvenv was the recommended tool for creating virtual environments forPython 3.3 and 3.4, and is deprecated in Python 3.6.

Changed in version 3.5: The use of venv is now recommended for creating virtual environments.

On Windows, invoke the venv command as follows:

Alternatively, if you configured the PATH and PATHEXT variables foryour Python installation:

The command, if run with -h, will show the available options:

Changed in version 3.4: Installs pip by default, added the --without-pip and --copiesoptions

Changed in version 3.4: In earlier versions, if the target directory already existed, an error wasraised, unless the --clear or --upgrade option was provided.

Note

While symlinks are supported on Windows, they are not recommended. Ofparticular note is that double-clicking python.exe in File Explorerwill resolve the symlink eagerly and ignore the virtual environment.

Note

On Microsoft Windows, it may be required to enable the Activate.ps1script by setting the execution policy for the user. You can do this byissuing the following PowerShell command:

PS C:> Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

See About Execution Policiesfor more information.

The created pyvenv.cfg file also includes theinclude-system-site-packages key, set to true if venv isrun with the --system-site-packages option, false otherwise.

Unless the --without-pip option is given, ensurepip will beinvoked to bootstrap pip into the virtual environment.

Stremio mac os x 10.6. Multiple paths can be given to venv, in which case an identical virtualenvironment will be created, according to the given options, at each providedpath.

Once a virtual environment has been created, it can be “activated” using ascript in the virtual environment’s binary directory. The invocation of thescript is platform-specific (<venv> must be replaced by the path of thedirectory containing the virtual environment):

Environment

Platform

Shell Os x mountain lion.

Command to activate virtual environment

POSIX

bash/zsh

$ source <venv>/bin/activate

fish

$ . <venv>/bin/activate.fish

csh/tcsh

$ source <venv>/bin/activate.csh

PowerShell Core

$ <venv>/bin/Activate.ps1

Windows

cmd.exe

C:> <venv>Scriptsactivate.bat

PowerShell

PS C:> <venv>ScriptsActivate.ps1

You don’t specifically need to activate an environment; activation justprepends the virtual environment’s binary directory to your path, so that“python” invokes the virtual environment’s Python interpreter and you can runinstalled scripts without having to use their full path. However, all scriptsinstalled in a virtual environment should be runnable without activating it,and run with the virtual environment’s Python automatically.

You can deactivate a virtual environment by typing “deactivate” in your shell.The exact mechanism is platform-specific and is an internal implementationdetail (typically a script or shell function will be used).

New in version 3.4: fish and csh activation scripts.

New in version 3.8: PowerShell activation scripts installed under POSIX for PowerShell Coresupport.

Note

A virtual environment is a Python environment such that the Pythoninterpreter, libraries and scripts installed into it are isolated from thoseinstalled in other virtual environments, and (by default) any librariesinstalled in a “system” Python, i.e., one which is installed as part of youroperating system.

A virtual environment is a directory tree which contains Python executablefiles and other files which indicate that it is a virtual environment.

Common installation tools such as setuptools and pip work asexpected with virtual environments. In other words, when a virtualenvironment is active, they install Python packages into the virtualenvironment without needing to be told to do so explicitly.

When a virtual environment is active (i.e., the virtual environment’s Pythoninterpreter is running), the attributes sys.prefix andsys.exec_prefix point to the base directory of the virtualenvironment, whereas sys.base_prefix andsys.base_exec_prefix point to the non-virtual environment Pythoninstallation which was used to create the virtual environment. If a virtualenvironment is not active, then sys.prefix is the same assys.base_prefix and sys.exec_prefix is the same assys.base_exec_prefix (they all point to a non-virtual environmentPython installation).

When a virtual environment is active, any options that change theinstallation path will be ignored from all distutils configurationfiles to prevent projects being inadvertently installed outside of thevirtual environment.

When working in a command shell, users can make a virtual environment activeby running an activate script in the virtual environment’s executablesdirectory (the precise filename and command to use the file isshell-dependent), which prepends the virtual environment’s directory forexecutables to the PATH environment variable for the running shell. Thereshould be no need in other circumstances to activate a virtualenvironment; scripts installed into virtual environments have a “shebang”line which points to the virtual environment’s Python interpreter. This meansthat the script will run with that interpreter regardless of the value ofPATH. On Windows, “shebang” line processing is supported if you have thePython Launcher for Windows installed (this was added to Python in 3.3 - seePEP 397 for more details). Thus, double-clicking an installed script in aWindows Explorer window should run the script with the correct interpreterwithout there needing to be any reference to its virtual environment inPATH.

API¶

The high-level method described above makes use of a simple API which providesmechanisms for third-party virtual environment creators to customize environmentcreation according to their needs, the EnvBuilder class.

class venv.EnvBuilder(system_site_packages=False, clear=False, symlinks=False, upgrade=False, with_pip=False, prompt=None)

The EnvBuilder class accepts the following keyword arguments oninstantiation:

  • system_site_packages – a Boolean value indicating that the system Pythonsite-packages should be available to the environment (defaults to False).

  • clear – a Boolean value which, if true, will delete the contents ofany existing target directory, before creating the environment.

  • symlinks – a Boolean value indicating whether to attempt to symlink thePython binary rather than copying.

  • upgrade – a Boolean value which, if true, will upgrade an existingenvironment with the running Python - for use when that Python has beenupgraded in-place (defaults to False).

  • with_pip – a Boolean value which, if true, ensures pip isinstalled in the virtual environment. This uses ensurepip withthe --default-pip option.

  • prompt – a String to be used after virtual environment is activated(defaults to None which means directory name of the environment wouldbe used).

Changed in version 3.4: Added the with_pip parameter

Creators of third-party virtual environment tools will be free to use theprovided EnvBuilder class as a base class.

The returned env-builder is an object which has a method, create:

create(env_dir)

Create a virtual environment by specifying the target directory(absolute or relative to the current directory) which is to contain thevirtual environment. The create method will either create theenvironment in the specified directory, or raise an appropriateexception.

The create method of the EnvBuilder class illustrates thehooks available for subclass customization:

Each of the methods ensure_directories(),create_configuration(), setup_python(),setup_scripts() and post_setup() can be overridden.

ensure_directories(env_dir)

Creates the environment directory and all necessary directories, andreturns a context object. This is just a holder for attributes (such aspaths), for use by the other methods. The directories are allowed toexist already, as long as either clear or upgrade werespecified to allow operating on an existing environment directory.

create_configuration(context)

Creates the pyvenv.cfg configuration file in the environment.

setup_python(context)

Creates a copy or symlink to the Python executable in the environment.On POSIX systems, if a specific executable python3.x was used,symlinks to python and python3 will be created pointing to thatexecutable, unless files with those names already exist.

setup_scripts(context)

Installs activation scripts appropriate to the platform into the virtualenvironment.

post_setup(context)

A placeholder method which can be overridden in third partyimplementations to pre-install packages in the virtual environment orperform other post-creation steps.

Changed in version 3.7.2: Windows now uses redirector scripts for python[w].exe instead ofcopying the actual binaries. In 3.7.2 only setup_python() doesnothing unless running from a build in the source tree.

Changed in version 3.7.3: Windows copies the redirector scripts as part of setup_python()instead of setup_scripts(). This was not the case in 3.7.2.When using symlinks, the original executables will be linked.

In addition, EnvBuilder provides this utility method that can becalled from setup_scripts() or post_setup() in subclasses toassist in installing custom scripts into the virtual environment.

install_scripts(context, path)

path is the path to a directory that should contain subdirectories“common”, “posix”, “nt”, each containing scripts destined for the bindirectory in the environment. The contents of “common” and thedirectory corresponding to os.name are copied after some textreplacement of placeholders:

  • __VENV_DIR__ is replaced with the absolute path of the environmentdirectory.

  • __VENV_NAME__ is replaced with the environment name (final pathsegment of environment directory).

  • __VENV_PROMPT__ is replaced with the prompt (the environmentname surrounded by parentheses and with a following space)

  • __VENV_BIN_NAME__ is replaced with the name of the bin directory(either bin or Scripts).

  • __VENV_PYTHON__ is replaced with the absolute path of theenvironment’s executable.

The directories are allowed to exist (for when an existing environmentis being upgraded).

There is also a module-level convenience function:

Environment
venv.create(env_dir, system_site_packages=False, clear=False, symlinks=False, with_pip=False, prompt=None)

Create an EnvBuilder with the given keyword arguments, and call itscreate() method with the env_dir argument.

Changed in version 3.4: Added the with_pip parameter

Changed in version 3.6: Added the prompt parameter

An example of extending EnvBuilder

The following script shows how to extend EnvBuilder by implementing asubclass which installs setuptools and pip into a created virtual environment:

This script is also available for download online.

It’s 2018, and numerous of the operating system, available on the internet. No doubt in this, Windows is the most widely used operating system. But it doesn’t mean that other Operating Systems are not Good. If you are planning to switch from Windows to Mac, then maybe you are looking for a way, to try Mac OS. Or maybe you want to use some mac software, which isn’t available for Windows. Whatever your reason is, at the end, you want to run Mac on Windows.

The first time, when I thought to install MacOS on Windows, First thing that came to my mind was – Is it possible?. Officially Apple doesn’t provide any ISO file of Mac OS, But you can get it from some third-party sites. There are two ways to install and run MacOS on Windows PC.

IMPORTANT – Before you try any method, the first thing you should know that – Apple’s license for macOS, not allows it to be installed on the non-apple hardware.

First Method – Build a Hackintosh.

What is Hackintosh?.

A Hackintosh is a non-apple hardware, that act like Apple hardware and made to run macOS. It could be manufacture made, or can be built computer personally.

After setting up hardware, the next thing is – Create a bootable drive to install Mac OS.

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Note: But you can create bootable drive only using MacOS, with the help of UniBeast. That’s why I don’t prefer this method to run Mac OS on PC.

Second Method – Create MacOS X virtual machine.

This is the best method to run Mac on Windows, you don’t need a Mac or MacOS hardware. And, the best part about creating the virtual machine is, you don’t need to remove your current OS and no external drive required.

What things you”ll need, to run MacOS on Windows PC.

– PC with 64-bit windows, dual-core processor (Intel/AMD) and minimum 4GB of RAM. (VT-x support required)
– Virtualization Software – You can use VirtualBox or VMware Workstation. (check out my article on – VMware vs VirtualBox)
– MacOS X ISO File. (Check the link in the comment section.)

Contents

  • 1 Run mac on windows.
    • 1.1 Run virtual mac on windows – VirtualBox.

Run mac on windows.

This method will work with all Mac OS ISO file, And in this article, I am using Mac OS Sierra 10.12.

Run virtual mac on windows – VirtualBox.

Step: 1 Download and Install VirtualBox software on your Windows Computer. Now open it, and then click on the new button to create a new virtual machine.

Step: 2 Virtual machine installation setup will ask you to enter machine name, OS type, and version.

You can enter anything in name, but in OS type and version choose this –

Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan (64 bit)

Note: Always choose the lower version of available ISO file. And if you have 32-bit OS ISO then choose 32-bit version. Here I have Mac OS X Sierra 10.12 version, that’s why I am selecting 10.11 version to run OS smoothly.

Step: 3 In next windows, the virtual software will ask you to select RAM for the virtual machine.

The minimum RAM required to run Mac on Windows is, 4GB. But if your computer has total 4GB RAM then you can allocate 2GB (2048 MB) to the virtual machine.

Step: 4 After selecting the RAM, now time to create a virtual hard disk. Select “Create a virtual hard disk now” option and then click on Create button.

– Choose VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) and click on next.
– Choose Dynamically allocated and click on next.

Now, setup will ask you to allocate hard disk size, You can select between 50 to 100 GB, then click on next.

Step: 5 Right-click on created Mac OS virtual machine, and then select settings option.

– First, Click on system and unmark floppy option.
– Then click on the processor and choose 2 CPU. (Dual core required to run Mac OS)
– After selecting 2 CPU, Go to display settings section and select 128 MB video memory.

Step: 6 Add ISO File – Click on storage devices then you can see the empty option, right click on it and then choose “remove attachment” option.

– Click on “+” icon to add new storage controller and then select Add SATA Controller to add.
– Then choose the third option to add new storage and then choose “Add Optical Drive”.
– Now use “Choose Disk” option to select Mac OS ISO file that you have downloaded, Click on OK.

If you have download MacOS files from my link then you”ll get VirtualBox VM settings text file. To run Mac OS without any error you need to apply settings mentioned in that text file.

Apply VirtualBox Settings.

– First, open VirtualBox VM settings text file in notepad++.
– Press Ctrl+F key and then click on Replace button.

– Now, Replace “VM Name” with “MacOS Sierra 10.12” (Or use the name you entered while creating virtual machine)

To apply these settings, which appears in the text file. Open the command prompt and then copy and paste these commands, one by one and press enter.

Run Mac OS X Virtual Machine.

To Run Mac on windows, Right click on created Mac OS virtual machine then, Go to Start> Normal Start. (First, it will take a few minutes to verify all details and hardware.)

Note: Close all other running windows program, While using Mac OS virtual machine.

– Select “Use English for the main language” option then click on start button.

– Now, from MacOS file menu, select Utilities > Disk Utilities > Click on VBOX HARDDISK MEDIA > Click on erase button > Enter OS Name (MacOS Sierra 10.12) and click on erase button.

After erasing VirtualBox hard disk, close utility menu, and then click on continue button.
On next windows it will ask you for license agreement click on Continue> then click on Agree button.

Now, Disk selection menu will appear, choose macOSSierra and Click on Continue.

After clicking on continue, the installation process will get started, and it will take minutes or an hour according to your computer hardware.

When installation process gets completed, Mac OS will ask you few things like – Country, Keyboard language, Location services, and Apple ID. Set all things and then you can use MacOS on your Windows PC.

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Conclusion – Run Mac on Windows.

Virtual Os In Windows 10

This is the best method to install Mac OS on PC using Virtual Machine. If you follow complete guide properly then you will not face any error. But if still, you face any issue while installing or running Mac OS on your Windows PC then, you can comment. And, If you like VMware Workstation then you need to apply different settings using the command prompt. But I suggest you, to use VirtualBox because Mac OS installation is easy with it.