path to python in venv

[Larry Martell]

On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 12:53 PM Niktar Lirik <niktarlirik at zohomail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Larry,
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> You could just create venv with option '—copies'
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> For example:
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> python -m venv -–copies .venv

Thanks! That is just what I was looking for.

> From: Larry Martell via Python-list
> Sent: 27 сентября 2023 г. 22:48
> To: Jon Ribbens
> Cc: python-list at python.org
> Subject: Re: path to python in venv
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> On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 12:42 PM Jon Ribbens via Python-list
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> <python-list at python.org> wrote:
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> > On 2023-09-27, Larry Martell <larry.martell at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > I was under the impression that in a venv the python used would be in
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> > > the venv's bin dir. But in my venvs I see this in the bin dirs:
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> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 larrymartell larrymartell    7 Sep 27 11:21 python -> python3
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> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 larrymartell larrymartell   16 Sep 27 11:21 python3 ->
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> > > /usr/bin/python3
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> > ...
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> > > Not sure what this really means, nor how to get python to be in my venv.
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> > WHy do you want python to be "in your venv"?
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> Isn't that the entire point of a venv? To have a completely self
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> contained env? So if someone messes with the system python it will not
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> break code running in the venv.
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