[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.5 -> default): Issue #21034: Remove outdated paragraph from venv documentation

berker.peksag python-checkins at python.org
Mon Mar 7 11:50:52 EST 2016


https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/ac95719f1803
changeset:   100440:ac95719f1803
parent:      100438:e0df94327586
parent:      100439:50f593ed1469
user:        Berker Peksag <berker.peksag at gmail.com>
date:        Mon Mar 07 18:51:06 2016 +0200
summary:
  Issue #21034: Remove outdated paragraph from venv documentation

Since Python 3.4, there is no need to install pip and setuptools
into a venv manually.

files:
  Doc/library/venv.rst |  5 -----
  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/venv.rst b/Doc/library/venv.rst
--- a/Doc/library/venv.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/venv.rst
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@
    Common installation tools such as ``Setuptools`` 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.
-   Of course, you need to install them into the venv first: this could be
-   done by running ``ez_setup.py`` with the venv activated,
-   followed by running ``easy_install pip``. Alternatively, you could download
-   the source tarballs and run ``python setup.py install`` after unpacking,
-   with the venv activated.
 
    When a venv is active (i.e. the venv's Python interpreter is running), the
    attributes :attr:`sys.prefix` and :attr:`sys.exec_prefix` point to the base

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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython


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