patch over conda vs venvs idea of activate

wo

#! /bin/bash





if [ -a $1/bin/conda ]; then
    # we are in a conda env
    # save old QT_PLUGIN_PATH
    OLD_QT=$QT_PLUGIN_PATH

    # save old PS1
    OLD_PS=$PS1

    # source activate script
    source $1/bin/activate $1

    # set PS1 to behave sanely
    PS1="(`basename \"$1\"`)$OLD_PS"

    # if qt.conf does not exist, make it
    if [ ! -a $1/bin/qt.conf ]; then
	echo "[Paths]
Plguins = '.'
" > $1/bin/qt.conf
    fi

    # also blow-away system related qt-plugin paths
    export QT_PLUGIN_PATH=''

    # create a function so deactivate works like it does for
    # venvs
    function deactivate() {
	# source conda's deactivate
	source deactivate
	# delete self
	unset deactivate
	# reset the PS1 (we could probably trust the conda
	# deactivate to do this, but just to be safe)
	PS1=$OLD_PS
	# re-set the QT_PLUGIN_PATH
	export QT_PLUGIN_PATH=$OLD_QT
	# clean up after self
	unset OLD_PS
	unset OLD_QT

    }
else
    # we are using a venv
    # all we need to do is source the activate script
    source $1/bin/activate
fi


# calling
# $ source wo /path/to/venv
# will 'do the right thing' in both cases
# as will
# $ deactivate
# I have the following in my .bashrc
# alias activate='. wo'
# so that
# $ activate /path/to/venv
# works.

Could this patch be done in pure Python so that Python apps (Spyder) using Qt could fix this when called?

@onlyjus I just saw this now. This isn't really a patch, but a shell script I use to activate venvs. Doing it this way is better as it is completely transparent to any applications run from with in the environment.