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| author | Steve Dower <steve.dower@microsoft.com> | 2019-01-30 21:49:14 (GMT) |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2019-01-30 21:49:14 (GMT) |
| commit | a1f9a3332bd4767e47013ea787022f06b6dbcbbd (patch) | |
| tree | 7953193c5c6971eb5168b8ca753449615a5a8ce5 /Doc/using/venv-create.inc | |
| parent | 40ebe948e97b47fc84c8f527910063286a174b25 (diff) | |
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bpo-35854: Fix EnvBuilder and --symlinks in venv on Windows (GH-11700)
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diff --git a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc index ba5096a..1ba538b 100644 --- a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc +++ b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc @@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options:: In earlier versions, if the target directory already existed, an error was raised, unless the ``--clear`` or ``--upgrade`` option was provided. +.. note:: + While symlinks are supported on Windows, they are not recommended. Of + particular note is that double-clicking ``python.exe`` in File Explorer + will resolve the symlink eagerly and ignore the virtual environment. + The created ``pyvenv.cfg`` file also includes the ``include-system-site-packages`` key, set to ``true`` if ``venv`` is run with the ``--system-site-packages`` option, ``false`` otherwise. |