I can't say I really like the idea of a "magic" import, but I'm sure some people might find it handy. It just sounds like a recipe for having things break later

I can't say I really like the idea of a "magic" import, but I'm sure some people might find it handy. It just sounds like a recipe for having things break later in mysterious ways but if it's just a one-time use sort of thing I can see the appeal. Personally I've been really happy with with pyenv[0].You can install multiple different versions of Python side-by-side and it does a great job managing virtualenvs. pipx[1] is also pretty good for managing virtualenvs to install applications in but IMHO less so for doing actual development. You can use it to seamlessly install venv'd Python apps or spin up apps in ephemeral environments. [0]: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv [1]: https://github.com/pipxproject/pipx https://github.com/pipxproject/pipx