Brew install pip3, cannot install virtualenv

Question

I've followed this tutorial on setting up a python dev environment on osx high-sierra, but for the life of me I cannot get pip3 to install virtualenv

$ pip3 install virtualenv
$ Could not find an activated virtualenv (required).

my .bash_profile contains export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH as the last line.

$ python --version
$ Python 2.7.10

&

$ python --version
$ Python 3.6.5

I'm stumped. Suggestions sought and welcome.

wrogrammer - That gives me the same error. "Could not find an activated virtualenv (required)." — ComfortMoose, Jun 08 '18 at 11:53
I moved on to a different Setting up Python dev in osx guide: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-python-3-and-set-up-a-local-programming-environment-on-macos if anyone comes across this post. — ComfortMoose, Jun 08 '18 at 19:19

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '18 at 00:30

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python3 has incorporated virtualenv into the venv module rendering the module unnecessary.

answered Jun 08 '18 at 00:30

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