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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
diff --git a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc
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@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ directory is specified, it will be re-used.
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
The use of ``venv`` is now recommended for creating virtual environments.
-.. seealso::
-
- `Python Packaging User Guide: Creating and using virtual environments
- <https://packaging.python.org/installing/#creating-virtual-environments>`__
-
.. highlight:: none
On Windows, invoke the ``venv`` command as follows::