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.
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.
Stinner using his :pep:`445`-based ``pyfailmalloc`` tool (:issue:`18408`,
:issue:`18520`).
+* The :ref:`pyvenv <scripts-pyvenv>` command now accepts a ``--copies`` option
+ to use copies rather than symlinks even on systems where symlinks are the
+ default. (Contributed by Vinay Sajip in :issue:`18807`.)
+
Significant Optimizations
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