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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/venv.rst | 11 |
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diff --git a/Doc/library/venv.rst b/Doc/library/venv.rst index 2a4eede..5eb5094 100644 --- a/Doc/library/venv.rst +++ b/Doc/library/venv.rst @@ -170,11 +170,12 @@ creation according to their needs, the :class:`EnvBuilder` class. .. method:: ensure_directories(env_dir) - Creates the environment directory and all necessary directories, and - returns a context object. This is just a holder for attributes (such as - paths), for use by the other methods. The directories are allowed to - exist already, as long as either ``clear`` or ``upgrade`` were - specified to allow operating on an existing environment directory. + Creates the environment directory and all necessary subdirectories that + don't already exist, and returns a context object. This context object + is just a holder for attributes (such as paths) for use by the other + methods. If the :class:`EnvBuilder` is created with the arg + ``clear=True``, contents of the environment directory will be cleared + and then all necessary subdirectories will be recreated. .. method:: create_configuration(context) |