[Python-Dev] Re: Heads up: `make` in Doc now creates a venv

On 4 Aug 2021, at 11:48, Miro Hrončok wrote:

On 04. 08. 21 11:28, Petr Viktorin wrote:

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Hi, A recent change "make html" in the Doc directory create a venv if one wasn't there before. If you don't want to download sphinx and other dependencies from PyPI, you'll need to adjust your workflow. If you already have all the dependencies, the following command (in the CPython directory, not Doc) will build docs for you: sphinx-build Doc Doc/build/ The issue that added this is: https://bugs.python.org/issue44756

For what it's worth, I think that:

- changes in the workflow should be discussed first - changes like this should not happen this late in the release cycle - a documented/supported way to build the docs with make without venv should exist (currently, running `mkdir venv` before `make ...` kinda works)

Sorry for the disruption, I approved the change. I didn't realize skipping the `venv` altogether was a viable build option and I've been making releases with docs for over two years now. For me this change was mostly a matter of convenience. If the current state is undesirable for downstream distributors, I can revert `make build` being explicitly dependent on `make venv`. Regardless of that, for future build-related changes I'll make sure to loop more people in. - Ł