[Python-Dev] PEP 405 (Python Virtual Environments) and Windows script support (original) (raw)

martin at v.loewis.de martin at v.loewis.de
Tue May 29 01:15:41 CEST 2012

Comments welcome, especially on whether Windows users agree that something like this is needed in the absence of PEP 397 in Python 3.3.

AFAICT, there is no need to check in the binary into revision control. Instead, the Windows build process should create, package, and deploy them, and venv should then just expect that they are there.

So I request that this checkin is reverted, preferably before the alpha release.

I also agree with the fundamental principle that an open source project should never ever include binaries for which it doesn't also provide source code. If you cannot release the sources right now, do not release the binaries either.

Regards, Martin

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