title: Python script can't find virtualenv path
body: <p>Basically, a python script I'm running doesn't find the path to a script located in a virtualenv folder, while I can see that script from bash.</p>
  <p>Details:
  I have Python 2.7 installed globally and OpenCV3.1 installed in virtualenv, with virtualenv located at the path</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p><code>~/.virtualenvs/cvcorrect</code></p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>I'm trying to run a script (written by someone else) that requires loading of activate_this.py to run the script. In my case, it is located at</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p><code>~/.virtualenvs/cvcorrect/bin/activate_this.py</code></p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>I can see that it is there it when I look into that folder from shell. However, when I run the script, with the correct path, it gives the common</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:
  '~/.virtualenvs/cvcorrect/bin/activate_this.py'</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>Tried running this both as regular and superuser. Same results. Running in Ubuntu 64 bit in VMWare 15.</p>