Not able to activate Virtual Environment in Python in Windows [duplicate]

Question

I am using Windows and these are the steps i followed

created a folder by the name projectA
pip install virtualenv
cd projectA
python -m venv env01
now i can see a folder by the name env01 Now my virtual environment is created, When i am trying to activate myb virtual environment, i am getting the following error

This is my folder structure

I tried all the following commands, which is resulting in erorr

.\Scripts\activate source venv/bin/activate

How to activate the Virtual Environment, pls help

It looks like you're trying to use Linux instructions in a Windows environment. — President James K. Polk
– President James K. Polk, Commented Feb 15, 2024 at 4:40
Shouldn't you use command like source env01/bin/activate ? — Purushottam Nawale
– Purushottam Nawale, Commented Feb 15, 2024 at 4:43
@PurushottamNawale, i get the error 'source' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet' when i use the above command — Lijin Durairaj
– Lijin Durairaj, Commented Feb 15, 2024 at 4:50
@PresidentJamesK.Polk, what wud be the windows command to activate the virtual environment? — Lijin Durairaj
– Lijin Durairaj, Commented Feb 15, 2024 at 4:57

Lijin Durairaj · Accepted Answer · 2024-02-15 05:02:02Z

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used the following command, it worked

{environment_folder}\Scripts\activate env01\Scripts\activate

answered Feb 15, 2024 at 5:02

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