On Windows, How to Install, Create and Activate a Python Virtual Environment (Project) for Django? mkvirtualenv is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

 (For Windows)

How to Install, Create and Activate a Python Virtual Environment (Project) for Django? 

mkvirtualenv is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56778211/error-message-mkvirtualenv-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command

For Python 3.3 or newer, Commands for installing, creating and activate virtual environment has been changed.

You can install virtual environment using pip:

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

For creating new environment:

py -m venv myproject

To activate your virtual environment:

.\myproject\Scripts\activate

After activating virtual environment, You’ll see “(myproject)” next to the command prompt.