On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:25:58 +0200 (CEST) vinay.sajip <python-checkins@python.org> wrote:

+ + Common installation tools such as ``distribute`` and ``pip`` work as + expected with venvs - i.e. when a venv is active, they install Python + packages into the venv without needing to be told to do so explicitly.

Not exactly. They will do so if you *install* them in the venv. A system-wide distribute or pip, AFAIK, will still install packages into the system-wide locations. Also, I wonder why you are duplicating the exact same docs in two files. That's a maintenance burden. Regards Antoine.