[Python-Dev] Proposal for virtualenv functionality in Python

[Eric Smith]

Christian Heimes wrote:
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> As long as Python supports XP we shouldn't use symlinks on Windows for
> stuff like virtualenv. The python.exe on Windows is small (just a few
> kb) since it is linked against the dll. Let's copy it and we are on the
> safe side.

+1. Even if we dropped XP I'm not sure moving to symlinks for this would 
be the right thing to do.

Eric.