[SOLVED] How to activate python env via linux script?

Issue

System:

• Operating System: CentOS Linux 7 (Core) / CentOS Linux release 7.7.1908 (Core)
• Kernel: Linux 3.10.0-1062.4.1.el7.x86_64
• Server from Provider - i am just a user

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Hello this is my Path to my virtual env activate, which is currently running a django app.

/home/username/.local/env_myapp/bin/activate

if run the command

$ source /home/username/.local/env_myapp/bin/activate

The env$ (my_env) starts in the terminal.

I wanted to write a little script to automate the env starting without putting the whole path every time in the console.

so i looked into the activate file...

# This file must be used with "source bin/activate" *from bash*
# you cannot run it directly

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alright so u wrote this few lines in my script.

my_env

 #!/usr/bin/bash
source /home/username/.local/env_myapp/bin/activate
echo "check - activate env"
exit

• if i run $ my_env it only echos "check - activate"
• if i run $ source my_env it runs to echo "check - activate" and then my terminal in VScode vanishes.

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Question

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So how to activate python env via linux script correctly?

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Dear Stackoverflow, this Question was about how to start the env via script and not about exit - as you flag this as a duplicate. Furthermore ny question is solved with the comments under my question, but i can not "solve" it. So wrote an answer down below - see "update" and credits to answers.

Solution

Update

thanks to @Charles Duffy @alaniwi

source /home/username/.local/env_myapp/bin/activate
echo "check - activate env"

now the Script starts my env in the terminal.

(did know how to close the Question, via Question comments. so i wrote the answers of @Charles Duffy @alaniwi here)

Answered By - black_hole_sun

Answer Checked By - Marilyn (WPSolving Volunteer)