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bpo-35854: Fix EnvBuilder and --symlinks in venv on Windows (GH-11700)

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Steve Dower 2019-01-30 13:49:14 -08:00 • committed by GitHub
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@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options::
In earlier versions, if the target directory already existed, an error was
raised, unless the ``--clear`` or ``--upgrade`` option was provided.
.. note::
While symlinks are supported on Windows, they are not recommended. Of
particular note is that double-clicking ``python.exe`` in File Explorer
will resolve the symlink eagerly and ignore the virtual environment.
The created ``pyvenv.cfg`` file also includes the
``include-system-site-packages`` key, set to ``true`` if ``venv`` is
run with the ``--system-site-packages`` option, ``false`` otherwise.