Setup `pyenv` in Ubuntu 20

setup-pyenv-ubuntu-20.md

Setup pyenv in Ubuntu 20

1. Check if curl is installed:

curl --version

If it is not installed, install as follows:

sudo apt-get install curl

2. Install pyenv:

curl https://pyenv.run | bash

3. Update ~/.bashrc with the following information:

export PATH="~/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(pyenv init -)"
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"

4. Restart your shell so the path changes can take effect:

exec $SHELL

Updating

To update pyenv:

pyenv update

Uninstalling

To uninstall pyenv:

rm -rf ~/.pyenv

Remove the added entries from ~./bashrc

export PATH="$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(pyenv init --path)"
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"

Restart shell

exec $SHELL