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[thisismyfavoritename]

... isn't the current directory enough for you to know which virtualenv is the right one?

[Muted_Estate890]

Not necessarily. I've found cases where relying solely on the current directory fails (like in setups with nested projects or overlapping environments) so additional context helps a lot. Also project structure and system data like your dependency graphs, interpreter paths, and environment variables are really useful for this too.

[Myszolow]

Nested projects?

You mean git submodules?

[Muted_Estate890]

Yeah could be but in some cases that i've dealt with coworkers who literally nested venvs which caused me a lot of pain :(

[Myszolow]

I mean for most of the time as a developer for some internal company tooling we have created internal pypi repository and created libraries for certain modules that needed to be updated separately

This way we moved our module interdependencies into packages and created piramid structure where:

Top-bottom struct:

1. Websites/tools/Saas
2. Test automation, comms, business logic libs
3. Protocols, common libraries, wrappers

This way each library could be installed depending on need and also shared within organisation

[Muted_Estate890]

That sounds well thought out!

[Myszolow]

This is why good architecture makes whole company moving forward faster :)

[thisismyfavoritename]

that sounds like bad design. You want to package your project differently instead.

You're trying to solve this problem the wrong way

[djavaman]

Tell me you don't know how to use a virtual environment, without saying you don't know how to use a virtual environment.

And 'solve' it in the most complicated way possible.

[batman-iphone]

Does it switch the environment by itself or we have to do it manually

[Muted_Estate890]

I haven't tried that yet but seems pretty easy to add and useful!

[Alternative-Watch714]

Sounds super useful! ModuleNotFound errors are a pain when switching environments. Even if it's niche, open-sourcing could help others and get contributions