Add --no-clear to uv venv to disable removal prompts (#15795)

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Closes #15485

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Co-authored-by: Aditya-PS-05 <adityapratapsjnhh7654@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Zanie Blue <contact@zanie.dev>
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Harshith VH 2025-09-16 18:54:57 +05:30 committed by GitHub
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5 changed files with 173 additions and 32 deletions

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@ -2754,6 +2754,18 @@ pub struct VenvArgs {
#[clap(long, short, overrides_with = "allow_existing", value_parser = clap::builder::BoolishValueParser::new(), env = EnvVars::UV_VENV_CLEAR)]
pub clear: bool,
/// Fail without prompting if any existing files or directories are present at the target path.
///
/// By default, when a TTY is available, `uv venv` will prompt to clear a non-empty directory.
/// When `--no-clear` is used, the command will exit with an error instead of prompting.
#[clap(
long,
overrides_with = "clear",
conflicts_with = "allow_existing",
hide = true
)]
pub no_clear: bool,
/// Preserve any existing files or directories at the target path.
///
/// By default, `uv venv` will exit with an error if the given path is non-empty. The

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@ -116,6 +116,22 @@ pub(crate) fn create(
} else {
"directory"
};
let hint = format!(
"Use the `{}` flag or set `{}` to replace the existing {name}",
"--clear".green(),
"UV_VENV_CLEAR=1".green()
);
// TODO(zanieb): We may want to consider omitting the hint in some of these cases, e.g.,
// when `--no-clear` is used do we want to suggest `--clear`?
let err = Err(Error::Io(io::Error::new(
io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists,
format!(
"A {name} already exists at: {}\n\n{}{} {hint}",
location.user_display(),
"hint".bold().cyan(),
":".bold(),
),
)));
match on_existing {
OnExisting::Allow => {
debug!("Allowing existing {name} due to `--allow-existing`");
@ -131,15 +147,11 @@ pub(crate) fn create(
remove_virtualenv(&location)?;
fs::create_dir_all(&location)?;
}
OnExisting::Fail => {
let confirmation = if is_virtualenv {
confirm_clear(location, name)?
} else {
// Refuse to remove a non-virtual environment; don't even prompt.
Some(false)
};
match confirmation {
OnExisting::Fail => return err,
// If not a virtual environment, fail without prompting.
OnExisting::Prompt if !is_virtualenv => return err,
OnExisting::Prompt => {
match confirm_clear(location, name)? {
Some(true) => {
debug!("Removing existing {name} due to confirmation");
// Before removing the virtual environment, we need to canonicalize the
@ -151,22 +163,7 @@ pub(crate) fn create(
remove_virtualenv(&location)?;
fs::create_dir_all(&location)?;
}
Some(false) => {
let hint = format!(
"Use the `{}` flag or set `{}` to replace the existing {name}",
"--clear".green(),
"UV_VENV_CLEAR=1".green()
);
return Err(Error::Io(io::Error::new(
io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists,
format!(
"A {name} already exists at: {}\n\n{}{} {hint}",
location.user_display(),
"hint".bold().cyan(),
":".bold(),
),
)));
}
Some(false) => return err,
// When we don't have a TTY, warn that the behavior will change in the future
None => {
warn_user_once!(
@ -637,10 +634,14 @@ pub fn remove_virtualenv(location: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
Ok(())
}
#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Default)]
pub enum OnExisting {
/// Fail if the directory already exists and is non-empty.
/// Prompt before removing an existing directory.
///
/// If a TTY is not available, fail.
#[default]
Prompt,
/// Fail if the directory already exists and is non-empty.
Fail,
/// Allow an existing directory, overwriting virtual environment files while retaining other
/// files in the directory.
@ -650,13 +651,15 @@ pub enum OnExisting {
}
impl OnExisting {
pub fn from_args(allow_existing: bool, clear: bool) -> Self {
pub fn from_args(allow_existing: bool, clear: bool, no_clear: bool) -> Self {
if allow_existing {
Self::Allow
} else if clear {
Self::Remove
} else if no_clear {
Self::Fail
} else {
Self::default()
Self::Prompt
}
}
}

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@ -1107,7 +1107,11 @@ async fn run(mut cli: Cli) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
let python_request: Option<PythonRequest> =
args.settings.python.as_deref().map(PythonRequest::parse);
let on_existing = uv_virtualenv::OnExisting::from_args(args.allow_existing, args.clear);
let on_existing = uv_virtualenv::OnExisting::from_args(
args.allow_existing,
args.clear,
args.no_clear,
);
commands::venv(
&project_dir,

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@ -2719,6 +2719,7 @@ pub(crate) struct VenvSettings {
pub(crate) seed: bool,
pub(crate) allow_existing: bool,
pub(crate) clear: bool,
pub(crate) no_clear: bool,
pub(crate) path: Option<PathBuf>,
pub(crate) prompt: Option<String>,
pub(crate) system_site_packages: bool,
@ -2738,6 +2739,7 @@ impl VenvSettings {
seed,
allow_existing,
clear,
no_clear,
path,
prompt,
system_site_packages,
@ -2757,6 +2759,7 @@ impl VenvSettings {
seed,
allow_existing,
clear,
no_clear,
path,
prompt,
system_site_packages,

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@ -978,8 +978,7 @@ fn non_empty_dir_exists() -> Result<()> {
Caused by: A directory already exists at: .venv
hint: Use the `--clear` flag or set `UV_VENV_CLEAR=1` to replace the existing directory
"
);
");
uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.venv()
.arg(context.venv.as_os_str())
@ -1675,3 +1674,123 @@ fn create_venv_current_working_directory() {
"
);
}
#[test]
fn no_clear_with_existing_directory() {
let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&["3.12"]);
// Create a virtual environment first
uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.venv()
.arg(context.venv.as_os_str())
.arg("--python")
.arg("3.12"), @r###"
success: true
exit_code: 0
----- stdout -----
----- stderr -----
Using CPython 3.12.[X] interpreter at: [PYTHON-3.12]
Creating virtual environment at: .venv
Activate with: source .venv/[BIN]/activate
"###
);
// Try to create again with --no-clear (should fail)
uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.venv()
.arg(context.venv.as_os_str())
.arg("--no-clear")
.arg("--python")
.arg("3.12"), @r"
success: false
exit_code: 2
----- stdout -----
----- stderr -----
Using CPython 3.12.[X] interpreter at: [PYTHON-3.12]
Creating virtual environment at: .venv
error: Failed to create virtual environment
Caused by: A virtual environment already exists at: .venv
hint: Use the `--clear` flag or set `UV_VENV_CLEAR=1` to replace the existing virtual environment
"
);
}
#[test]
fn no_clear_with_non_existent_directory() {
let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&["3.12"]);
// Create with --no-clear on non-existent directory (should succeed)
uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.venv()
.arg(context.venv.as_os_str())
.arg("--no-clear")
.arg("--python")
.arg("3.12"), @r###"
success: true
exit_code: 0
----- stdout -----
----- stderr -----
Using CPython 3.12.[X] interpreter at: [PYTHON-3.12]
Creating virtual environment at: .venv
Activate with: source .venv/[BIN]/activate
"###
);
context.venv.assert(predicates::path::is_dir());
}
#[test]
fn no_clear_overrides_clear() {
let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&["3.12"]);
// Create a non-empty directory at `.venv`
context.venv.create_dir_all().unwrap();
context.venv.child("file").touch().unwrap();
// --no-clear should override --clear and fail without prompting
uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.venv()
.arg(context.venv.as_os_str())
.arg("--clear")
.arg("--no-clear")
.arg("--python")
.arg("3.12"), @r"
success: false
exit_code: 2
----- stdout -----
----- stderr -----
Using CPython 3.12.[X] interpreter at: [PYTHON-3.12]
Creating virtual environment at: .venv
error: Failed to create virtual environment
Caused by: A directory already exists at: .venv
hint: Use the `--clear` flag or set `UV_VENV_CLEAR=1` to replace the existing directory
"
);
}
#[test]
fn no_clear_conflicts_with_allow_existing() {
let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&["3.12"]);
// Try to use --no-clear with --allow-existing (should fail)
uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.venv()
.arg(context.venv.as_os_str())
.arg("--no-clear")
.arg("--allow-existing")
.arg("--python")
.arg("3.12"), @r"
success: false
exit_code: 2
----- stdout -----
----- stderr -----
error: the argument '--no-clear' cannot be used with '--allow-existing'
Usage: uv venv --cache-dir [CACHE_DIR] --python <PYTHON> --exclude-newer <EXCLUDE_NEWER> <PATH>
For more information, try '--help'.
"
);
}