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I am trying to install django in CentOS 7 cloud server. For that I have installed Virtual environment by using python -m venv env. And environment installed successfully, but it is not activating when I used the shell command source env/bin/activate. The name of the current virtual environment is NOT appear on the left of the prompt. So I understand virtual environment is not active. I am still unsuccessful. In CentOS do I need to use specific Shell(eg:$BASH)?

Which shell are you using? csh?
I am no sure how it is in CentOS but in my Ubuntu I have under env/bin:

Output:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user group    2096 feb 10  2018 activate
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user group    1038 feb 10  2018 activate.csh
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user group    2236 feb 10  2018 activate.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user group    1137 feb 10  2018 activate_this.py

If you are using csh you should use activate.csh.

I am using bash.

Output:
[email protected] ~$ echo $SHELL
My current shell - /bin/bash

If you do this what happens,and give it a more unique name eg my_env.

# Python need to be a newer version for "venv" to work
tom@tom-VirtualBox:~$ python -V
Python 3.7.3

# I have use pyenv here to install Python
tom@tom-VirtualBox:~$ which python
/home/tom/.pyenv/shims/python

# Make 
tom@tom-VirtualBox:~$ python -m venv my_env

# cd in
tom@tom-VirtualBox:~$ cd my_env

# Activate
tom@tom-VirtualBox:~/my_env$ source bin/activate

# Now active see (my_env)
# Python executable point now to "my_env" folder 
(my_env) tom@tom-VirtualBox:~/my_env$ which python
/home/tom/my_env/bin/python

# Test pip
(my_env) tom@tom-VirtualBox:~/my_env$ pip -V
pip 19.0.3 from /home/tom/my_env/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip (python 3.7)

I removed my env folder then I created my_env as you have said.

MY console is given below

Output:
[email protected] /$ python3.8 -V
Python 3.8.0

[email protected] /$ which python3.8
/usr/local/bin/python3.8

#I created my_env in /home/LPython/
[email protected] /$ python3.8 -m venv /home/LPython/my_env

[email protected] /$ cd /home/LPython/my_env

[email protected] /home/LPython/my_env$ source bin/activate
[email protected] /home/LPython/my_env$  

But still my virtual environment is not active. Left of the prompt is still same . Is it correct to choose the directory /home/LPython/

This problem is solved. Actually I was not using BASH shell, even if the echo $SHELL outputs bin/bash. Because of this output, I thought i was using using BASH shell. Then I login through SSH. If you are using Windows must login through PUTTY. Then I could activate my virtual environment through source my_env/bin/activate
Thank you for all the support.