Using Pythonbrew and Virtualenv(with pip) for creating sandboxed Python development environments.

Using Pythonbrew and Virtualenv(with pip) for creating sandboxed Python development environments.

As developers get started with a project, they prefer having total control over the development environment, as much as possible to perfectly match the deployment environment. The other strong requirement, especially in a team with mutiple developers would be to work on exactly replicated environments.

I have recently been looking into web development using Python(Django). Having some experience from Ruby/Rails development I have come to appreciate the bells and whistles that come along with it, some of which I believe raises the bar of productivity and helps developers get their work done in a better fashion. One of such is the proliferation of tools to create perfectly sandboxed Ruby development environments using RVM and Bundler.