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authorTROUVERIE Joachim <joachim.trouverie@linoame.fr>2018-02-18 17:52:36 +0100
committerJason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>2018-02-18 11:52:36 -0500
commite8eb972514cad6086b752754c1d34d703c04dd82 (patch)
tree338833b6ace005ea09a2deb3cb5ff89ca2a2d1a6 /Doc/using
parent7eb3f8226ea7b79dae4e4e8b05730cfe0d9af7c1 (diff)
downloadcpython-git-e8eb972514cad6086b752754c1d34d703c04dd82.tar.gz
Correct venv doc (fix #32540) (#5736)
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-rw-r--r--Doc/using/venv-create.inc7
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc
index 4292592ba7..4c7795ad80 100644
--- a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc
+++ b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ with a ``home`` key pointing to the Python installation from which the command
was run. It also creates a ``bin`` (or ``Scripts`` on Windows) subdirectory
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``).
+subdirectory (on Windows, this is ``Lib\site-packages``). If an existing
+directory is specified, it will be re-used.
.. deprecated:: 3.6
``pyvenv`` was the recommended tool for creating virtual environments for
@@ -71,9 +72,7 @@ The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options::
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
In earlier versions, if the target directory already existed, an error was
- raised, unless the ``--clear`` or ``--upgrade`` option was provided. Now,
- if an existing directory is specified, its contents are removed and
- the directory is processed as if it had been newly created.
+ raised, unless 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