[issue45337] Create venv with pip fails when target dir is under userappdata using Microsoft Store python

Change by Steve Dower : -- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue45337] Create venv with pip fails when target dir is under userappdata using Microsoft Store python

miss-islington added the comment: New changeset 06935bd68e3d89a4cc3f08c1d15eaa651b79a523 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.9': bpo-45337: Use the realpath of the new executable when creating a venv on Windows (GH-28663)

[issue45337] Create venv with pip fails when target dir is under userappdata using Microsoft Store python

miss-islington added the comment: New changeset eabca6e593269301a0b7a36c4dc3525f04f5bb36 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.10': bpo-45337: Use the realpath of the new executable when creating a venv on Windows (GH-28663)

[issue45337] Create venv with pip fails when target dir is under userappdata using Microsoft Store python

Change by miss-islington : -- pull_requests: +27130 pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/28811 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue45337] Create venv with pip fails when target dir is under userappdata using Microsoft Store python

Steve Dower added the comment: New changeset 6811fdaec825bd6ab64e358a4b480108f5634d2d by Steve Dower in branch 'main': bpo-45337: Use the realpath of the new executable when creating a venv on Windows (GH-28663)

[issue45337] Create venv with pip fails when target dir is under userappdata using Microsoft Store python

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[issue45337] Create venv with pip fails when target dir is under userappdata using Microsoft Store python

Change by Steve Dower : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +27028 stage: -> patch review pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/28663 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue45337] Create venv with pip fails when target dir is under userappdata using Microsoft Store python

Steve Dower added the comment: Thanks Adam. This analysis is correct, and I think there are two parts to this. First, we probably need to add an os.path.realpath(path_to_venv) before we try and launch the environment. We *could* limit this to when it's under AppData, but I think limiting

[issue45337] Create venv with pip fails when target dir is under userappdata using Microsoft Store python

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[issue45337] Create venv with pip fails when target dir is under userappdata using Microsoft Store python

New submission from Adam Yoblick : Repro steps: 1. Install Python 3.9 from the Microsoft Store 2. Try to create a virtual environment under the userappdata folder, using a command line similar to the following: "C:\Program