Vinay Sajip added the comment: As an extra data point, note the behaviour on Windows:
C:\Users\Vinay> \python34\python -m venv "\Temp\aaa bbb" C:\Users\Vinay> "\Temp\aaa bbb\Scripts\pip" --version pip 6.0.8 from C:\Temp\aaa bbb\lib\site-packages (python 3.4) C:\Users\Vinay> pyzzer -i "\Temp\aaa bbb\Scripts\pip.exe" There is a launcher. Shebang: #!"C:\Temp\aaa bbb\Scripts\python.exe" Archive contents: __main__.py C:\Users\Vinay> "\Temp\aaa bbb\Scripts\python" -m pip install -U pip You are using pip version 6.0.8, however version 9.0.1 is available. You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command. Collecting pip from https://pypi.python.org/packages/b6/ac/7015eb97dc749283ffdec1c3a88ddb8ae03b8fad0f0e611408f1 96358da3/pip-9.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl#md5=297dbd16ef53bcef0447d245815f5144 Using cached pip-9.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl Installing collected packages: pip Found existing installation: pip 6.0.8 Uninstalling pip-6.0.8: Successfully uninstalled pip-6.0.8 Successfully installed pip-9.0.1 C:\Users\Vinay> "\Temp\aaa bbb\Scripts\pip" --version pip 9.0.1 from C:\Temp\aaa bbb\lib\site-packages (python 3.4) ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue28446> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com