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layout: post
title: "Virtualenv with python3"
author:
  display_name: sipp11
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author_login: sipp11
author_email: sipp11@gmail.com
date: Jul 20, 2015
categories:
- coding
tags:
- python3
- virtualenv
---

Nowadays, although `python2` still are the production preferred choice, `python3` is maturing and surely started taking over. Testing under `python3` environment is pretty easy.

On Linux, most distros have both `python2` and `python3` bundled. However, on OSX, you need to install `python3` by yourself. Fortunately, it is one command away with the magic of `brew`.

    $ brew install python3

Then you could check by calling `python3` if it works. Then you could make a `virtuanenv` with `python3`.

    $ mkvirtualenv --python=`which python3` en-py3
    (en-py3) $

That's all. Nothing extra required. Happy testing your app on `python3`