A convenience script to activate a conda environment in a given directory and make sure the correct binary is discoverable

activate_pyenv.sh

activate_pyenv() {
  if [[ -f ./.conda-env ]]; then
    env_name=$(cat ./.conda-env)
    conda activate "$env_name"
    
    ## This is to ensure that the python executable for conda is in the PATH and overrides any executables in 
    python_executable_path=$(dirname $(which python))
    ## add this to the front of the PATH
    export PATH="$python_executable_path:$PATH"
  fi
  ## TODO: probably add something to track what environment is active and deactivate automatically as well
}

# Optionally call the function to activate environment on shell startup or when changing directories
activate_pyenv