How to use pyenv like conda?

Question

I'm currently using both pyenv and conda. With pyenv I keep creating local python environment in individual folders using poetry. With conda (acutally miniconda) I use different python environments across folders.

Since it's very annoying to always switch between both (especially when trying to use it from within tmux), my question is if I can use pyenv in the same way as conda? Meaning I'd like to activate specific named environments and use them across folders?

Answer 1

turns out pyenv has it's own virtualenv. Here is an example how to create a python 3.8.5 environment and activate it in the current shell

pyenv virtualenv 3.8.5 py38_venv
pyenv activate py38_venv

One can also pip install arbitrary python packages into that virtual environment