Python virtual environments

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Virtual environments are used in Python development to isolate Python project dependencies from one another. The PDK takes an opinionated approach to Python virtual environments.

When you run pdk init, The PDK CLI creates a folder called .venv in the provider project folder. The .venv folder contains a Python virtual environment.

If you need to recreate the .venv folder manually, you can run the following command from the provider project folder:

python3 -m venv .venv

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PDK commands like pdk package and pdk publish expect that the virtual environment exists in .venv.

To activate the virtual environment, you can run:

source .venv/bin/activate