You normally have to do this only **once**, when you create the virtual environment.

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## Deactivate the Virtual Environment { #deactivate-the-virtual-environment }

Once you are done working on your project you can **deactivate** the virtual environment.

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```console
$ deactivate
```

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    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/stale@v10
        with:
          operations-per-run: 50
          ascending: true
          exempt-all-milestones: true

          # ISSUES (deactivated) ----------------------------------------------
          # This workflow should touch no issues, so times are set to -1
          # (see actions/stale documentation for the behavior)
          days-before-issue-stale: -1