Installing python from source with virtualenv

install

sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev

# If you plan to use sqlite you will also need:
sudo apt-get install libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 bzip2

# If you plan to use postgres you will also need:
sudo apt-get install libpq-dev python3-dev python-dev

wget http://python.org/ftp/python/3.3.2/Python-3.3.2.tar.bz2
tar xf Python-3.3.2.tar.bz2
cd Python-3.3.2
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make && sudo make altinstall

wget https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/bootstrap/ez_setup.py
sudo python3.3 ez_setup.py

wget https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py
sudo python3.3 get-pip.py

sudo apt-get install virtualenvwrapper

# replace .bashrc with the approriate script if you do not use bash
source ~/.bashrc

usage

# making new environments
$ mkvirtualenv my_project

# deleting environments (must be deactivated first)
$ rmvirtualenv my_project

# deactive environment to get back to the system
$ deactivate

# enter a virtual environment
$ workon my_project

# install django or any other python lib and it will be fully contained in the my_project environment
$ pip install django