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[3.8] [doc] Document VIRTUAL_ENV environment variable (GH-21970) (GH-24363)
(cherry picked from commit 3584d4b64a5373440f78237eac734831cfd83f79)
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diff --git a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc index c81aaf1..b4089e6 100644 --- a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc +++ b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc @@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ directory containing the virtual environment): | | PowerShell | PS C:\\> <venv>\\Scripts\\Activate.ps1 | +-------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------------+ +When a virtual environment is active, the :envvar:`VIRTUAL_ENV` environment +variable is set to the path of the virtual environment. This can be used to +check if one is running inside a virtual environment. + You don't specifically *need* to activate an environment; activation just prepends the virtual environment's binary directory to your path, so that "python" invokes the virtual environment's Python interpreter and you can run |