python "WORKON_HOME" not showing virtual environments in helm

Question

I've check to see my WORKON_HOME env is set to where I want it at /home/user/anaconda3/envs but in helm the only option i get is .. if I select that option Emacs thinks my virtual environment is anaconda3.

If I use M-x pyvenv-activate I can navigate to my virtual environment and everything is fine. I just can't seem to get pyvenv-workon to point to my environment

For refence I'm using spacemacs with (setenv "WORKON_HOME" "/home/user/anaconda3/envs") in my user-init section and verified it is set with M-x getenv WORKON_HOME

Answer 1

I found myself with the same problem. The problem was that I started from a completely new miniconda3 install and although I had created a virtual environment, it was not initialized yet. So after installing a module pvyenv-workon worked as expected.

So, in your terminal, just create an environment, activate it and install a module e.g. conda install wheel