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```console
$ python -m venv env
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That will create a directory `./env/` with the Python binaries, and then you will be able to install packages for that local environment.

### Activate the environment

Activate the new environment with:

=== "Linux, macOS"

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    ```console

* It uses a "spooled" file:
    * A file stored in memory up to a maximum size limit, and after passing this limit it will be stored in disk.
* This means that it will work well for large files like images, videos, large binaries, etc. without consuming all the memory.
* You can get metadata from the uploaded file.