uv venv

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Create an isolated Python environment for installing packages.

Options (1)

-p, --pythonboolean

Create using a specific Python version

Example: uv venv {{[-p|--python]}} {{3.12}}

Create a virtual environment in the default location (`.venv`)

uv venv

Create a virtual environment at a specific path

uv venv path/to/venv

Create using a specific Python version

uv venv [-p|--python] 3.12

Include seed packages such as `pip` when creating the virtual environment

uv venv --seed

Create with a custom prompt prefix

uv venv --prompt my_project

Create and allow overwriting existing environment

uv venv --allow-existing venv_name