Add python virtual environment

Signed-off-by: Jeff Goeders <[email protected]>

Author: jgoeders

.gitignore

@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ ODIN_II/usefull_tools/**/track_completed
 #Python
 #
 *.pyc
+/.venv
 
 #
 #Vim

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -451,3 +451,9 @@ list(APPEND DIRS_TO_FORMAT_PY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/vpr")
 list(APPEND DIRS_TO_FORMAT_PY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/vtr_flow")
 
 include(AutoPyFormat)
+
+
+#
+# Python Environment setup
+#
+include(PyEnv)

cmake/modules/PyEnv.cmake

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Create a python virtual environment using venv and install all necessary packages
+# wheel should be installed before the requirements.txt list to prevent errors.
+add_custom_target(env
+    COMMAND python3 -m venv ../.venv
+    COMMAND . ../.venv/bin/activate && pip3 install wheel
+    COMMAND . ../.venv/bin/activate && pip3 install -r ../requirements.txt
+)