Pycharm community edition venv folder

[tantony]

I'm using Pycharm community edition as my Python IDE. I noticed that every time I create a project, it creates a venv folder, and that folder have about 125 MB of data. Do I need this folder?

I'm trying to backup my Python scripts to my Google Drive, and I don't want to upload the stuff I don't need.

[Larz60+]

that is a virtual environment
it isolates your code, making it easier to package, and reducing overhead of unused packages
Not sure how pycharm activates it, but if you see (in terminal window) something like:
(venv) xxx$
it's being automatically activated, if not, you can activate manually from terminal window using:
. ./venv/bin/activate

[LeanbridgeTech]

Hi

Rather than assume some things, please confirm the following:
You have used Google Colaboratory to create a virtual Notebook in the cloud.
You are attempting to install Backup & Sync/Google Drive into that virtual Notebook.
If so, then please be advised that Backup & Sync/Google Drive has never been tested out in such a virtual environment. It may work. It may work inconsistently. It may fail to work, or fail to work inconsistently. There is simply no known status of such an installation since it's never been tested nor supported.

[tantony]

Thanks for the answers. I deleted the Venv folder, and my script ran without any issues.