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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import click
+
+from pycage.helpers import get_interpreter
+
+
+@click.group(help="manage virtual environment with downloaded standalone images")
+def venv() -> None:
+    pass
+
+
+@click.command(help="upgrade internal seeder packages for virtualenv")
+def upgrade_seeders() -> None:
+    cmd: list[str] = [
+        sys.executable,
+        "-m",
+        "virtualenv",
+        "--upgrade-embed-wheels",
+    ]
+    subprocess.run(cmd)
+
+
+@click.command(help="create virtual environments")
+@click.option("-n", "--name", default=".venv", help="how the VENV folder schould be named")
+@click.option(
+    "--clear", is_flag=True, default=False, help="clear VENV folder before creation"
+)
+def create(
+    name: str,
+    clear: bool,
+) -> None:
+    try:
+        pth_intp = get_interpreter()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        click.echo("Base interpreter path could not be found", err=True)
+        return
+
+    pth_venv = pth_intp.parent / name
+    cmd: list[str] = [
+        sys.executable,
+        "-m",
+        "virtualenv",
+        str(pth_venv),
+        "-p",
+        str(pth_intp),
+        "--always-copy",
+        "--no-setuptools",
+        "--no-periodic-update",
+    ]
+    if clear:
+        cmd.append("--clear")
+
+    subprocess.run(cmd)
+
+
+def add_pkg(
+    interpreter: Path,
+    package: str,
+    index: str | None = None,
+    extra_index: str | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    cmd: list[str] = [
+        str(interpreter),
+        "-m",
+        "pip",
+        "install",
+        "-U",
+        package,
+    ]
+    if index is not None:
+        add_opts = ["--index-url", index]
+        cmd.extend(add_opts)
+    if extra_index is not None:
+        add_opts = ["--extra-index-url", extra_index]
+        cmd.extend(add_opts)
+
+    subprocess.run(cmd)
+
+
+@click.command(help="install packages directly into the virtual environment")
+@click.option(
+    "-e", "--extra-index", default=None, help="extra index to lookup packages at by pip"
+)
+@click.option("-i", "--index", default=None, help="index to lookup packages at by pip")
+@click.argument("package")
+def add(
+    package: str,
+    index: str | None,
+    extra_index: str | None,
+) -> None:
+    try:
+        pth_intp = get_interpreter()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        click.echo("Base interpreter path could not be found", err=True)
+        return
+
+    add_pkg(
+        interpreter=pth_intp,
+        package=package,
+        index=index,
+        extra_index=extra_index,
+    )
+
+
+@click.command(help="upgrades the integrated pip installation")
+def upgrade_pip() -> None:
+    try:
+        pth_intp = get_interpreter()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        click.echo("Base interpreter path could not be found", err=True)
+        return
+
+    add_pkg(
+        interpreter=pth_intp,
+        package="pip",
+        index=None,
+        extra_index=None,
+    )
+
+
+@click.command(help="uninstall packages directly from the virtual environment")
+@click.argument("package")
+def remove(
+    package: str,
+) -> None:
+    try:
+        pth_intp = get_interpreter()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        click.echo("Base interpreter path could not be found", err=True)
+        return
+
+    cmd: list[str] = [
+        str(pth_intp),
+        "-m",
+        "pip",
+        "uninstall",
+        package,
+    ]
+    subprocess.run(cmd)
+
+
+venv.add_command(create)
+venv.add_command(add)
+venv.add_command(upgrade_pip)
+venv.add_command(remove)
+venv.add_command(upgrade_seeders)