I created a venv like so:
python3 -m venv .venv
When I activate it, the shell prompt is changed.
antkong@konga-mbp ~/dev/my-project (git-branch-name)
$ source .venv/bin/activate
(.venv) konga-mbp:my-project antkong$
How can I keep the prompts the same?
The prompt of the Bash shell is controlled by the PS1 variable.
The activate script — near the bottom — keeps its old value in the _OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1 variable before prepending it with the venv's name:
if [ -z "${VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT:-}" ] ; then
_OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1="${PS1:-}"
if [ "x(gearshift3.8) " != x ] ; then
PS1="(gearshift3.8) ${PS1:-}"
...
Therefore, to immediately revert back to your old PS1, type:
export PS1="$_OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1"
You may edit the activate scripts and disable the above conditional block, for all future venv activations, by replacing its 1st line with this:
if false; then
If you want to disable the prompt for all subsequent venv activations (during your shell session), set some value to the variable checked at the condition of the block:
export VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1
Finally, if you want this behavior to persist for all your future console sessions, add the above line into your ~/.bashrc.
