Nodeenv - npm does not install in virtualenv

I have installed virtual virtual python using virtualenvwrapper. Once configured, it seems that the node programs still work with global installations instead of using virtualenv versions.

Steps:

• Create a virtualenv named "env"

  mkvirtualenv env
  
        
  
          
          
          
        
  
      

• Activate virtualenv

  workon env
  
        
  
          
          
          
        
  
      

• Install nodeenv

  pip install nodeenv
  
        
  
          
          
          
        
  
      

• Install node.js and add nodeenv wrapper functions to virtualenv

  nodeenv -p
  
        
  
          
          
          
        
  
      

• Deactivate and reactivate virtualenv (with ... env / bin / source activate)

• Check node.js path (gives correct path inside virtualenv)

  which node
  
        
  
          
          
          
        
  
      

• Install material

  npm install -g yo grunt-cli bower
  
        
  
          
          
          
        
  
      

• Testing paths (shows my global path: /home/USER/.node/bin/grunt)

  which grunt
  
        
  
          
          
          
        
  
      

The "node_modules" directory is created in the directory where I run the npm install command, but as I mentioned earlier, when I check the working path for each node program, it is the global path, not inside virtualenv like node.js. This also causes problems, for example Yeoman complains when it states that "[error] npm root value is missing in your NODE_PATH" and then although it says that it has successfully installed the generator, the generator does not appear in the list (this is still inside virtualenv).

Outside virtualenv I can use node.js programs ok.

This thread seems similar but didn't help me: nodeenv - not linking grunt when installed via npm install -g?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!