Expand Up @@ -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 Expand Down Expand Up @@ -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 Expand Down