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authorDerek Keeler <d3r3kk@users.noreply.github.com>2020-04-02 19:00:21 (GMT)
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-04-02 19:00:21 (GMT)
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bpo-38972: Link to instructions to change PowerShell execution policy (GH-19131)
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@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options::
particular note is that double-clicking ``python.exe`` in File Explorer
will resolve the symlink eagerly and ignore the virtual environment.
+.. note::
+ On Microsoft Windows, it may be required to enable the ``Activate.ps1``
+ script by setting the execution policy for the user. You can do this by
+ issuing the following PowerShell command:
+
+ PS C:\> Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
+
+ See `About Execution Policies
+ <ttps:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170>`_
+ for more information.
+
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.