How do I install a .whl file in a PyCharm virtualenv?
<p>The package manager in Project Interpreter doesn't appear to have any way for me to run a pure pip command so I'm unable to install the wheel as I normally would through command line.</p>

<p>Running through command line installs the wheel on my base python install and not the virtualenv. Help?</p>

<p>To install via your command line, and avoid installing on your <em>base</em> Python, you'll have to first <em>activate</em> the <code>virtualenv</code>:</p>

<pre><code>$ source path_to_your_venv/bin/activate
</code></pre>

<p>for POSIX systems, and:</p>

<pre><code>&gt; path_to_venv\Scripts\activate
</code></pre>

<p>for Windows systems (<code>.whl</code> only pertains to Windows)</p>

<p>And then <code>pip install</code> the <code>.whl</code> file.</p>

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