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+title: "Manage Python Applications"
+date: 2020-10-11T19:21:10-04:00
+draft: false
+tags: []
+---
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+I've recently discovered an application called [`pipx`](https://pipxproject.github.io/pipx/) which allows one to install and run Python applications in isolated environments. I think of it as a package similar to `apt`, but keeps the packages nice and isolated from one another.
+
+To Install:
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install python3-venv pipx
+pipx ensurepath
+```
+
+By default, it will create the virtualenvs in `~/.local/pipx` and drop executables in `~/.local/bin`.
+
+Install `diceware` using `pipx`:
+
+```bash
+pipx install diceware
+```
+
+List the virtual environments maintained by `pipx`:
+
+```bash
+pipx list
+```
+
+Upgrade a package:
+
+```bash
+pipx upgrade diceware
+```
+
+Add additional dependencies into a package's virtual environment:
+
+```bash
+pipx inject package dependency
+```
+