I use a bunch of "globally accessible" virtual environments, all stored in ~/venv/. This path is added to "Global Search Paths", which makes it easy to use those environments for various workspaces. However: Creating a new virtual environment in that folder is effectively impossible using the UI (commands work of course). If it matters, I am using venv.
It would be nice if the "Custom" creation mode when clicking the "+" ("Create Environment") would give the option to create the environment in a folder different from the workspace root:
- It would already help a lot if the prompt for the environment name expanded
~ and environment variables (e.g. %userprofile%) - this way, I could type ~/venv/name, and it would create the appropriate environment. As it stands, a folder literally called ~ or %userprofile% is created in the workspace root. Note that e.g. "Global Search Paths" already support ~, even on Windows.
- Even better would be an option to select among the configured "Global Search Paths" to quickly create the environment in one of those. This way, I wouldn't have to remember the exact path to my global environments.
I use a bunch of "globally accessible" virtual environments, all stored in
~/venv/. This path is added to "Global Search Paths", which makes it easy to use those environments for various workspaces. However: Creating a new virtual environment in that folder is effectively impossible using the UI (commands work of course). If it matters, I am using venv.It would be nice if the "Custom" creation mode when clicking the "+" ("Create Environment") would give the option to create the environment in a folder different from the workspace root:
~and environment variables (e.g.%userprofile%) - this way, I could type~/venv/name, and it would create the appropriate environment. As it stands, a folder literally called~or%userprofile%is created in the workspace root. Note that e.g. "Global Search Paths" already support~, even on Windows.