virtualenvwrapper: mkvirtualenv works but rmvirtualenv returns -bash: no such file or directory

Question

I was following this tutorial to learn how to configure python/pip/virtualenvwrapper on my MacOSX Yosemite 10.10.5

http://www.lecloud.net/post/119427148455/python-pip-on-mac-os-x-yosemite

Now I create a test folder: "~/PythonProj"

"mkvirtualenv" just works if I type mkvirtualenv test1 in "Terminal.app"

mkvirtualenv test1

other commands also works fine, like:

workon test1
deactivate test1

while, strange thing happens when I want to delete "test1"

rmvirtualenv test1

failure message is like:

-bash: cd: ~/.virtualenvs: No such file or directory

I then visit ~/.virtualenvs and end up finding no "test1" folder.

My question:

1) when I type "mkvirtualenv test1", where is the "test1" folder stored? since i could not find it in "~/PythonProj" or "~/.virtualenvs"

2) Is there something wrong with my configuration ? is it a permission problem?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Answer 1

The directory should be saved to your .virtualenvs folder just like you said.

During installation you should have setup an environment variable for WORKON_HOME. You can check to see if it is set correctly by typing this in your terminal:

echo $WORKON_HOME

If you do not see anything returned, check your ~/.profile file to see if it is set to the correct directory. There should be an entry that looks like this:

export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs