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How to deactivate current environment entered by `pipenv shell`?

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❯ python -V
Python 2.7.10

❯ pipenv shell
Spawning environment shell (/bin/zsh).
source /Users/jeyraof/Work/fashion-keyword/.venv/bin/activate

❯ source /Users/jeyraof/Work/fashion-keyword/.venv/bin/activate

(fashion-keyword)❯ python -V
Python 3.6.0

(fashion-keyword)❯ deactivate

❯ python -V
Python 3.6.0

❯ exit

❯ python -V
Python 2.7.10

exit command is correct way to deactivate current environment?

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Created 7 years ago
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Comments:36 (10 by maintainers)

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kfirbregercommented, Jan 25, 2017

pipenv starts a new shell session with the virtualenv pathing instead of changing the pathing in the current shell session. That is why deactivate does not work. you need to exit the shell session. the exit command or CTRL-d will do the trick.

40reactions

ebuildycommented, Jun 25, 2018

What about adding a pipenv exit to “close” the environment (so it can be documented).

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