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>...virtualenv doesn’t do any caching/symlinking. Well, one of us is incorrect then. I had been thinking for years that one of the key benefits was that virtua
by fbdab103 4y ago
>...virtualenv doesn’t do any caching/symlinking.
Well, one of us is incorrect then. I had been thinking for years that one of the key benefits was that virtualenv would not do a blind copy of files (except on Windows...sigh). The `venv` command even has a `symlinks` vs `copies` option.
`python3 -m venv --help`
- truculent 4y agoSorry, this was my mistake - I ought to have said that pip doesn't cache/symlink installed packages (unless I am wrong about this also!). You are, of course, correct that the python binaries are symlinked.