Petr Viktorin <encu...@gmail.com> added the comment:
A venv does *not* create a replica of a python installation directory. Files shared with the main Python installation are not copied nor linked. This goes for the standard library, as well as the libraries and headers. (*Executables* are an exception; they're copied, since a venv needs them on the PATH.) Copies would take up unnecessary space, and not all operating systems support symbolic links (and we don't want another platform-specific difference), so the shared files are only referenced using pyvenv.cfg If you point to the macros you're using, I can take a look at how they could be improved. ---------- nosy: +petr.viktorin status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue43334> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
