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diff --git a/Doc/library/venv.rst b/Doc/library/venv.rst index b85d642..7058d3a 100644 --- a/Doc/library/venv.rst +++ b/Doc/library/venv.rst @@ -17,12 +17,17 @@ The :mod:`venv` module provides support for creating lightweight "virtual environments" with their own site directories, optionally isolated from system -site directories. Each virtual environment has its own Python binary (allowing -creation of environments with various Python versions) and can have its own -independent set of installed Python packages in its site directories. +site directories. Each virtual environment has its own Python binary (which +matches the version of the binary that was used to create this environment) and +can have its own independent set of installed Python packages in its site +directories. See :pep:`405` for more information about Python virtual environments. +.. seealso:: + + `Python Packaging User Guide: Creating and using virtual environments + <https://packaging.python.org/installing/#creating-virtual-environments>`__ Creating virtual environments |