How to leave a python virtualenv?

Question

I'm using virtualenv and the virtualenvwrapper. I can switch between virtualenv's just fine using the workon command.

me@mymachine:~$ workon env1
(env1)me@mymachine:~$ workon env2
(env2)me@mymachine:~$ workon env1
(env1)me@mymachine:~$

However, how do I exit all virtual machines and workon my real machine again? Right now, the only way I have of getting back to

me@mymachine:~$

is to exit the shell and start a new one. That's kind of annoying. Is there a command to workon "nothing", and if so, what is it? If such a command does not exist, how would I go about creating it?

Answer 1

Usually, activating a virtualenv gives you a command:

$ deactivate

which puts things back to normal.

Edit: I have just looked specifically again at the code for virtualenvwrapper, and, yes, it too supports "deactivate" as the way to escape from all virtualenvs.

Answer 2

Alternatively, run source /etc/profile.