title: How to get mod_wsgi to pick up my virtualenv
body: <p>I'm very new to working with Flask- </p>
  
  <p>according to <a href="http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/0.12/deploying/mod_wsgi/" rel="noreferrer">http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/0.12/deploying/mod_wsgi/</a></p>
  
  <p>under the heading "Working with Virtual Environments" 
  I read:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>For Python 3 add the following lines to the top of your .wsgi file:</p>
  
  <pre><code>activate_this = '/path/to/env/bin/activate_this.py'
  with open(activate_this) as file_:
      exec(file_.read(), dict(__file__=activate_this)) This sets up the load paths according to the settings of the virtual environment.
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>Keep in mind that the path has to be absolute.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>to activate my venv I use the command from linux:</p>
  
  <pre><code> my_env/bin/activate
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I looked in my my_env/bin/ directory and do not see any .py files. 
  Am I suppose to create a .py file that in my_env/bin/ that will be called by the .wsgi file? </p>