bin

bin#

📂 djenv/bin — what it really is#

djenv/bin contains the Python interpreter, pip, Django commands, and activation scripts that make the virtual environment work.

bin/ is the “control room” of the virtual environment.

Everything that makes the venv work lives here:

  • Python executables

  • pip

  • Django commands

  • activation scripts

When you activate the venv, your system starts using these files instead of global ones.

The most important idea#

When you run:

source djenv/bin/activate
You are saying:

“From now on, use everything inside djenv/bin.”

That’s it.

Nothing else in the system matters while it’s active.

activate

Used by:

source djenv/bin/activate

  • Written for bash / zsh (macOS, Linux)

  • Modifies:

  • PATH

  • Shell prompt

  • Environment variables

After activation:

which python
# → djenv/bin/python

This file is why the venv works.

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