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@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ or equivalently::
The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options::
usage: pyvenv [-h] [--system-site-packages] [--symlink] [--clear]
- ENV_DIR [ENV_DIR ...]
+ [--upgrade] ENV_DIR [ENV_DIR ...]
Creates virtual Python environments in one or more target directories.
@@ -69,12 +69,11 @@ The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options::
--clear Delete the environment directory if it already exists.
If not specified and the directory exists, an error is
raised.
-
+ --upgrade Upgrade the environment directory to use this version
+ of Python, assuming Python has been upgraded in-place.
If the target directory already exists an error will be raised, unless
-the ``--clear`` option was provided, in which case the target
-directory will be deleted and virtual environment creation will
-proceed as usual.
+the ``--clear`` or ``--upgrade`` option was provided.
The created ``pyvenv.cfg`` file also includes the
``include-system-site-packages`` key, set to ``true`` if ``venv`` is