Is virtualenv recommended for django production server?

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w00d picture w00d · Feb 18, 2012 · Viewed 18.1k times · Source

I have always been using virtualenv for testing my app in localhost since I have isolated environment and can safely test new release of packages.

Now It comes the time when I have to deploy my app to a production server. I am wondering if I should also use virtualenv for production server or just normal installation should do. Since it's production server I can always use the correct version that I tested in the dev server (under virtual-env)

Answer

Kurt picture Kurt · Feb 18, 2012

I would do it that way if you ever think you'll run more than one project on the webserver. As soon as you have two projects you run the risk of a future upgrade of any python package breaking the other site.

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