python - Problem with virtualenv in Mac OS X

Question

I've installed virtualenv via pip and get this error after creating a new environment:

selenium:~ auser$ virtualenv new  
New python executable in new/bin/python  
ERROR: The executable new/bin/python is not functioning  
ERROR: It thinks sys.prefix is u'/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/    Versions/2.6' (should be '/Users/user/new')  
ERROR: virtualenv is not compatible with this system or executable  

In my environment:

PYTHONPATH=/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/site-packages  
PATH=/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin  

How can I repair this?

Thanks.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5904319/problem-with-virtualenv-in-mac-os-x

Answer 1

Just in case there's someone still seeking for the answer.

I ran into this same problem just today and realized since I already have Anaconda installed, I should not have used pip install virtualenv to install virtual environment as this would give me the error message when trying to initiate it later. Instead, I tried conda install virtualenv then entered virtualenv env_mysite and problem solved.