[Python-Dev] PEP 405 (pyvenv) and system Python upgrades (original) (raw)

Paul Moore p.f.moore at gmail.com
Tue May 8 00:16:40 CEST 2012

On 7 May 2012 21:55, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:

This sounds to me like a level of complexity unwarranted by the severity of the problem, especially when considering the additional burden it imposes on alternative Python implementations.

OTOH, it significantly reduces the burden on Python end users, for whom creation of a venv under a privileged account is a significant hassle.

Personally, I would find a venv which required being run as an admin account to be essentially unusable on Windows (particularly Windows 7, where this means creating venvs in an "elevated" console window).

Allowing for symlinks as an option is fine, I guess, but I'd be -1 on it being the default.

Paul.

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