Is virtualenv suitable for a production server?

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Published on 2012-04-08T23:05:06Z Indexed on 2012/04/08 23:32 UTC
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I'm planning to set up a Python app (Pyblosxom) on my server and considering to run it in its own virtualenv sandbox with --no-site-packages. I'm hoping that such a setup would be easily portable and maintainable over the years.

However, I've only used virtualenv for development environments that recreate a certain server setup locally, and most sources about virtualenv seem to also mention virtualenv for such a use.

Is there any drawback to running a Python app from a virtualenv on a live server?

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