[issue35003] Provide an option to venv to put files in a bin/ directory on Windows

Vinay Sajip report at bugs.python.org
Tue Jan 21 03:53:51 EST 2020


Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip at yahoo.co.uk> added the comment:

The Scripts/bin thing is not specific to venv - for whatever reason, the original Windows implementation chose to use "Scripts" rather than "bin" for the executables directory under Windows, and I don't think it can be changed now without affecting backward compatibility. The venv code just fits into the existing, wider theme. My guess is you would need to propose a PEP to move *everything* over from "Scripts" to "bin" in the Windows Python world, and show that it would not break any existing code anywhere - seems like a tall order.

This issue was already rejected before you added your PR so I'm not sure why you went to the trouble of creating a PR.

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