Install project dependencies after activation.
Section: venv Workflows
Install requirements into an active venv
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python -m pip install -r requirements.txtExplanation
Once the venv is active, `python -m pip` targets that environment.
Learn the surrounding workflow
Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
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Same sheet · prioritizing venv Workflows
Create venv and install packages
Typical Unix-like local development flow.
Install to user site packages
Install packages into the user site directory.
Install despite externally managed environment
Override system package management protections when necessary.
Use pip with a specific Python version
Install into Python 3.11 specifically.
Use pip with Python 3 explicitly
Install a package with a specific interpreter family.