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I need help setting up virtualenv? I installed successfully (running sudo pip install virtualenv), but when I try to create one (typing virtualenv venv in the directory I want one to be created), I get this output:

"Using base prefix '/Users/kristinho/anaconda3'

New python executable in /Users/kristinho/iOS/MyProj/venv/bin/python

ERROR: The executable /Users/kristinho/iOS/MyProj/venv/bin/python is not functioning

ERROR: It thinks sys.prefix is '/Users/kristinho/iOS/MyProj' (should be '/Users/kristinho/iOS/MyProj/venv')

ERROR: virtualenv is not compatible with this system or executable"

I have a strong feeling it has something to do with Python versions and installing virtualenv caused another version of python to be installed over the one I already had. But I'm not sure because installations are mysterious. I looked inside something and found a folder venv.

I have Python 3.4.4 installed via anaconda. I have the latest virtualenv installed. I tried to brew install python to have 2.7, which seemed like it might help based on some googling, but had issues installing that.

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    Paste *specific* error messages. – Makoto Jun 02 '16 at 17:16
  • edited, accidentally posted before finishing – Kristin Ho Jun 02 '16 at 17:21
  • Not to say your question is bad, but I'm no OS X person and it seems that this issue has been encountered on OS X before. You may be able to get further there. – Makoto Jun 02 '16 at 17:22
  • My confusion is that the sys.prefix seems to be expecting something only off by one folder. I've tried numerous suggestions on other similar posts but none of them seem to be the answer (e.g. version of virtualenv, latest python, uninstalling and reinstalling virtualenv, etc). Not sure if there is an easy way to change the sys.prefix issue? – Kristin Ho Jun 02 '16 at 17:42
  • I have also tried the suggestions (other than the answer that suggested painstakingly scraping through all potential python versions) on the suggested duplicate post, including trying to create it in a different folder. – Kristin Ho Jun 02 '16 at 17:53

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