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viv isn't venv

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Try before you buy! ```sh python3 <(curl -fsSL viv.dayl.in/viv.py) run pycowsay -- "viv isn't venv\!" ``` --- `Viv` is a standalone dependency-free `venv` creator [^1]. `Viv` helps you ignore silly things like managing temporary or rarely used virtual environments, while still unleashing the full power of python scripting with it's entire ecosystem at your disposal. `Viv`'s uncompromising insistence on portability means that it will always: 1. only use the standard library 2. never exceed a single script. For that reason any usage of the `cli` can be accomplished using a remote copy as seen in the below install command. Currently, the project is in alpha and in particular the `cli` is under active development and is subject to change. The basic feature set surrounding virtual environment/dependency management should remain stable however. ## Setup Run the below command to install `viv`. ```sh python3 <(curl -fsSL viv.dayl.in/viv.py) manage install ``` To access `viv` from within scripts you should add it's location to your `PYTHONPATH`. By default `viv` will be installed to `$XDG_DATA_HOME/viv` or `~/.local/share/viv` you can customize this with `--src`. ```sh export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHONPATH:$HOME/.local/share/viv" ``` ### Pypi (Not Recommended) ```sh pip install viv ``` Why is this *not recommended*? Mainly, because `viv` is all about hacking your `sys.path`. Placing it in it's own virtual environment or installing in a user site directory may complicate this endeavor. ## Usage In any python script with external dependencies you can add this line, to automate `vivenv` creation and installation of dependencies. ```python __import__("viv").use("click") ``` To remove all `vivenvs` you can use the below command: ```sh viv cache remove $(viv list -q) ``` To remove `viv` all together you can use the included `purge` command: ```sh python3 <(curl -fsSL viv.dayl.in/viv.py) manage purge ``` ## Equivalent commands from alternatives ### [pip-run](https://github.com/jaraco/pip-run) ```sh pip-run cowsay -- -m cowsay "moove over, pip-run" python3 <(curl -fsSL viv.dayl.in/viv.py) run cowsay -- "moove over, pip-run" ``` ```sh python -m pip-run requests -- -c "import requests; print(requests.get('https://pypi.org/project/pip-run').status_code)" python -m viv requests -b python -- -c "import requests; print(requests.get('https://pypi.org/project/viv').status_code)" ``` ### [pipx](https://github.com/pypa/pipx/) ```sh pipx install pycowsay viv shim pycowsay ``` ```sh pipx run https://gist.githubusercontent.com/cs01/fa721a17a326e551ede048c5088f9e0f/raw/6bdfbb6e9c1132b1c38fdd2f195d4a24c540c324/pipx-demo.py python3 <(curl -fsSL viv.dayl.in/viv.py) run \ -s https://gist.githubusercontent.com/cs01/fa721a17a326e551ede048c5088f9e0f/raw/6bdfbb6e9c1132b1c38fdd2f195d4a24c540c324/pipx-demo.py ``` ## Bonus: use `viv` with just standalone snippet (37LOC) `--standalone` will auto-generate a mini function version of `viv` to accomplish the same basic task as using a local copy of `viv`. After generating this standalone `shim` you can freely use this script across unix machines which have `python>3.8`. See [examples/black](https://github.com/daylinmorgan/viv/blob/dev/examples/black) for output of below command. `viv freeze` also supports `--standalone` ```sh python3 <(curl -fsSL viv.dayl.in/viv.py) shim black -o ./black --standalone --freeze ``` [^1]: You do need to have `pip` but surely you have `pip` already. [pypi-shield]: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/viv [pypi-url]: https://pypi.org/project/viv [stars-shield]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/daylinmorgan/viv.svg [stars-url]: https://github.com/daylinmorgan/viv/stargazers [issues-shield]: https://img.shields.io/github/issues/daylinmorgan/viv.svg [issues-url]: https://github.com/daylinmorgan/viv/issues [license-shield]: https://img.shields.io/github/license/daylinmorgan/viv.svg [license-url]: https://github.com/daylinmorgan/viv/blob/main/LICENSE