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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/using/unix.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/using/venv-create.inc | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/using/windows.rst | 4 |
3 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/using/unix.rst b/Doc/using/unix.rst index 40635c6..3c7fc41 100644 --- a/Doc/using/unix.rst +++ b/Doc/using/unix.rst @@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ To install the newest Python versions on OpenSolaris, install `blastwave prompt. +.. _building-python-on-unix: + Building Python =============== diff --git a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc index 997e24b..52cdda0 100644 --- a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc +++ b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc @@ -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. diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index b1e7898..42a92af 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ This document aims to give an overview of Windows-specific behaviour you should know about when using Python on Microsoft Windows. +.. XXX (ncoghlan) + + This looks rather stale to me... + Installing Python ================= |