Part of getting error when you start (venv)

Soedarhana
2 min readJul 27, 2023

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when I wanna start django project, I have problem with IDE text editor (in this case I use Visual Studio Code). Maybe this is the first time you’ve experienced it, and you’ve got an error like the one below:

can’t start the virtual environment

As usual, when we start a virtual environment, let’s assume that you are already in the directory where you will start your django project. in this case I saved it in a directory at i:Python Backend/ecommerce. using the windows operating system, I first created a virtual environment with the command :

py -m venv venv

then I want to run the virtual environment with the command:

venv/Scripts/activate

getting error when type venv/Scripts/activate

The error message you are getting is because the execution policy on your system is set to Restricted. This means that scripts cannot be run without your explicit permission. To fix this, you need to change the execution policy to RemoteSigned or Unrestricted.

how to solve a problem like this?

Here are the steps in detail:

  1. Open PowerShell as administrator.
  2. Run the following command:
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
  • Press Enter.
  • Try running the venv\Scripts\activate command again.

If you are still getting errors, you can try changing the execution policy to Unrestricted. However, this is not recommended, as it allows you to run scripts from anywhere, even if they are not from a trusted source.

Here is the command to change the execution policy to Unrestricted:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser

Once you have changed the execution policy, you should be able to run the venv\Scripts\activate command without any errors.

the end result should be something like this:

solve venv error

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