[Python-ideas] Draft PEP for virtualenv in the stdlib

[Vinay Sajip]

Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at ...> writes:
> 
> I'd actually prefer that we use the explicit "sys.prefix" and
> "sys.venv_prefix" naming (with the latter set to None when not in a
> virtual env) and possibly offer a convenience API somewhere that hides
> the "sys.prefix if sys.venv_prefix is None else sys.venv_prefix"
> dance.
>

But why is that better than a site.venv_prefix which points to a venv if you're
in one, and == sys.prefix if you're not?

Regards,

Vinay Sajip