error while loading shared libraries: libpython2.7.so.1.0 when making virtual env in ubuntu

Question

I use anaconda2. After I install virtualenv by run pip install virtualenv. when I run virtualenv test. It shows error:

New python executable in /home/ztgong/work/virtenvs/test/bin/python
/home/ztgong/work/virtenvs/test/bin/python: error while loading shared libraries: libpython2.7.so.1.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
ERROR: The executable /home/ztgong/work/virtenvs/test/bin/python is not functioning
ERROR: It thinks sys.prefix is u'/home/ztgong/work/virtenvs' (should be u'/home/ztgong/work/virtenvs/test')
ERROR: virtualenv is not compatible with this system or executable

what causes this problem? can anyone give some advises?

Can you try with "-p" option? Example `virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python2.7 (or /usr/bin/python) test`? — Alex Baranowski, Oct 10 '17 at 08:54
you mean using '/usr/bin/python'? It indeed works, but why can not use python of my local anaconda2 — JustinGong, Oct 17 '17 at 06:31

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 11 '18 at 10:55

Might be late for this question, but solution present here worked for me.

Try to find file libpython2.7.so.1.0

find / -name libpython2.7.so.1.0
Then add the resultant directory in file /etc/ld.so.conf. Simply write the directory name into this file.
Run Command ldconfig

error while loading shared libraries: libpython2.7.so.1.0 when making virtual env in ubuntu

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