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authorLarry Hastings <larry@hastings.org>2014-03-16 04:13:56 (GMT)
committerLarry Hastings <larry@hastings.org>2014-03-16 04:13:56 (GMT)
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Merge in all documentation changes since branching 3.4.0rc1.
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@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ containing a copy of the ``python`` binary (or binaries, in the case of
Windows). It also creates an (initially empty) ``lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages``
subdirectory (on Windows, this is ``Lib\site-packages``).
+.. seealso::
+
+ `Python Packaging User Guide: Creating and using virtual environments
+ <http://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorial.html#creating-and-using-virtual-environments>`__
+
.. highlight:: none
On Windows, you may have to invoke the ``pyvenv`` script as follows, if you
@@ -38,6 +43,8 @@ The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options::
virtual environment.
--symlinks Try to use symlinks rather than copies, when symlinks
are not the default for the platform.
+ --copies Try to use copies rather than symlinks, even when
+ symlinks are the default for the platform.
--clear Delete the environment directory if it already exists.
If not specified and the directory exists, an error is
raised.
@@ -47,7 +54,8 @@ The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options::
environment (pip is bootstrapped by default)
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
- Installs pip by default, added the ``--without-pip`` option
+ Installs pip by default, added the ``--without-pip`` and ``--copies``
+ options
If the target directory already exists an error will be raised, unless
the ``--clear`` or ``--upgrade`` option was provided.