title: virtualenv ERROR: the executable in env/bin/python is not functioning
body: <h2>The Problem</h2>
  
  <p>I am having great difficulty getting virtualenv to work on my OSX machine. When I run <code>virtualenv env</code> I get the error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>New python executable in env/bin/python
  ERROR: The executable env/bin/python is not functioning
  ERROR: It thinks sys.prefix is '/Users/tylerwendlandt/Documents/Courses/cmput_401' (should be '/Users/tylerwendlandt/Documents/Courses/cmput_401/env')
  ERROR: virtualenv is not compatible with this system or executable
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tried looking around for solutions - but I can't seem to get it to work. I don't work with python very often, so this is mostly unfamiliar to me. I attempted to include the needed information, please let me know if more is needed. I appreciate any help - thank you.</p>
  
  <h2>Some info:</h2>
  
  <p><strong>which python</strong></p>
  
  <p><code>/Users/tylerwendlandt/anaconda/envs/ualbertacro/bin/python</code></p>
  
  <p><strong>python --version</strong></p>
  
  <p><code>Python 3.4.3 :: Continuum Analytics, Inc.</code></p>
  
  <p><strong>which pip</strong></p>
  
  <p><code>/Users/tylerwendlandt/anaconda/envs/ualbertacro/bin/pip</code></p>
  
  <p><strong>pip --version</strong></p>
  
  <p><code>pip 7.1.2 from /Users/tylerwendlandt/anaconda/envs/ualbertacro/lib/python3.4/site-packages (python 3.4)</code></p>
  
  <p><strong>which virtualenv</strong></p>
  
  <p><code>/Users/tylerwendlandt/anaconda/envs/ualbertacro/bin/virtualenv</code></p>
  
  <p><strong>virtualenv --version</strong></p>
  
  <p><code>13.1.2</code></p>