whatsnew: pyvenv --copies option.

Also added the missing documentation for new new option.
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R David Murray 2014-02-23 11:36:25 -05:00
parent 784a3ffdbb
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@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options::
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.
@ -47,7 +49,8 @@ The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options::
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.

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@ -1508,6 +1508,10 @@ Other Improvements
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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