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+# Utility command to activate local Python venv
+# located at the same folder of the code project
+
+function activate
+{
+  $current_folder = Split-Path -Path (Get-Location ).Path -Leaf
+  $venv_candidates = @('.venv', 'venv', '.env', ".hatch/${current_folder}")
+
+  foreach ($candidate in $venv_candidates)
+  {
+    if (Test-Path -Path $candidate -PathType Container)
+    {
+      $venv = $candidate
+    }
+  }
+
+  $venv = "${venv}/Scripts/Activate.ps1"
+
+  if (Test-Path -Path $venv -PathType Leaf)
+  {
+    . $venv
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    Write-Output 'venv not found'
+  }
+}