[Python-Dev] In-Python virtualisation and packaging

[Carl Meyer]

On 06/13/2011 06:46 PM, Carl Meyer wrote:
> FWIW, historically pretty much every new Python version has broken
> virtualenv

I should clarify that this is because of the delicate stdlib
bootstrapping virtualenv currently has to do; the built-in virtualenv
eliminates this entirely and will require much less maintenance for new
Python versions.

Carl