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diff --git a/Doc/install/index.rst b/Doc/install/index.rst index e0c5c16..e595309 100644 --- a/Doc/install/index.rst +++ b/Doc/install/index.rst @@ -645,6 +645,11 @@ environment variables, such as Mac OS 9, the configuration variables supplied by the Distutils are the only ones you can use.) See section :ref:`inst-config-files` for details. +.. note:: When a :ref:`virtual environment <venv-def>` is activated, any options + that change the installation path will be ignored from all distutils configuration + files to prevent inadvertently installing projects outside of the virtual + environment. + .. XXX need some Windows examples---when would custom installation schemes be needed on those platforms? diff --git a/Doc/library/venv.rst b/Doc/library/venv.rst index 5cd209c..e7016a8 100644 --- a/Doc/library/venv.rst +++ b/Doc/library/venv.rst @@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ Creating virtual environments :attr:`sys.exec_prefix` is the same as :attr:`sys.base_exec_prefix` (they all point to a non-venv Python installation). + When a venv is active, any options that change the installation path will be + ignored from all distutils configuration files to prevent projects being + inadvertently installed outside of the virtual environment. + API --- |