Switching to pew from virtualenvwrapper

The cleanup.

(This is an ArchLinux system.)

Remove the python entry from the .zpreztorc file (which setup the WORKON_HOME env variable).

Then, remove virtualenvwrapper from the system:

yaourt -Rns python-virtualenvwrapper

then rebooted to MAKE SURE the environment came up clean.

The install and setup.

Installed pew:

yaourt -S python-pew

Since I am using Nikola to create this website, I:

pew new valencering

This created the new virtualenv, launched a new sub-shell and added the text "valencering" to the left side of the prompt but it didn't set the project directory.

So I cd'd to the working directory and ran:

pip install --upgrade "Nikola[extras]"

and then ran nikola build.

And it worked.

I exited the sub-shell and the prompt changed back to "normal" and nikola was no longer a valid command.

I then ran

pew workon valencering

It set the virtualenv but didn't take me to the code. So again, I cd'd there manually.

With the virtualenv activated and in the "home" directory I ran:

pew setproject

Now, no matter where I am, if I run:

pew workon valencering

it will take me to the code and set the virtualenv just like virtualenvwrapper would do.

Additional Information.

Looking at the Command Reference, I could have done all this in one command:

cd to the working directory

pew new -a $PWD valencering

One other difference is that the default location for the virtual environments is now at ~/.local/share/virtualenvs, whereas before, both oh-my-zsh and prezto set it at ~/.virtualenvs but it could be overridden with environment settings.