# Install virtualenv

Tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Version 21.4.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:virtualenv
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install virtualenv
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install virtualenv
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: virtualenv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install python3-virtualenv
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-virtualenv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#virtualenv
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: virtualenv from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:virtualenv
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/virtualenv>
- **Version:** 21.4.2
- **Source summary:** Tool for creating isolated virtual python environments
- **Homepage:** <https://virtualenv.pypa.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e1/0d/4e93c8e6d1001a75763f87d8f5ecda8ebc7f4aa2153dddfaf4ae8892821a/virtualenv-21.4.2.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-01T17:31:01Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- virtualenv (cli)
- virtualenv (alias)

## Dependencies

- python@3.14

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 21.4.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-01
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://virtualenv.pypa.io/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## セキュリティノート

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** virtualenv
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - virtualenv - 20.31.2+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: virtualenv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Python virtual environment creator (Dependency package) | https://virtualenv.pypa.io/
- Nix - virtualenv: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: virtualenv from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Ubuntu apt - virtualenv - 20.25.0+ds-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: virtualenv from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Python virtual environment creator (Dependency package) | https://virtualenv.pypa.io/
- dnf - python3-virtualenv - 21.3.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-virtualenv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Tool to create isolated Python environments | http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv


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- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [micropython](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/micropython/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, python.
- [pypy](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/pypy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, python.
- [python-freethreading](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/python-freethreading/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, python.
- [pypy3.10](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/pypy3-10/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, python.
- [jython](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/jython/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, python.
- [pyenv](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/pyenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, python.
- [cython](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/cython/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, python.
- [coconut](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/coconut/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, python.
- [hy](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/hy/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, language, language-runtime, python, python-3-14.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph