How to export virtual environment on a remote server?

Question

I want to run python scripts on a remote server. I put my code under a directory using FileZilla, and I connect to the server using PuTTY. When I run my scripts, I have a ModuleNotFound error because I didn't install packages on the remote server. However, I'm not allowed to do a pip install on the server.

So I thought about using a virtual environment to manage it. But how can I export the virtual environment on the remote server?

Or is there a better way to manage it?

Thank you

Depending on the type of the modules you might not be able to just copy the environment. The best way is to recreate it from `requirements.txt`. If you don't have proper shell access, the server might not be suitable for a Python deployment. — Klaus D., Jul 04 '21 at 19:45

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 04 '21 at 19:20

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use this command on cmd of you computer

pip3 freeze > requirements.txt

then copy the file the virtual remote directory the open cmd in virtual remote

cd C://< where you copied the file>
pip install -r requirements.txt

or you can use this suggestion https://stackoverflow.com/a/31684470/16270009

answered Jul 04 '21 at 19:20

Bahae El Hmimdi

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Thanks, but I'm not allowing to use the `pip install` command on the remote server – rkhan Jul 04 '21 at 19:39
Just create a virtual environment on the remote server, activate it, and proceed as described above. – Pythocrates Jul 04 '21 at 19:55

How to export virtual environment on a remote server?

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