https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fb9f933b8eda6cdc1336582dc8709b759ced91af commit: fb9f933b8eda6cdc1336582dc8709b759ced91af branch: main author: Kanishk Pachauri <[email protected]> committer: vsajip <[email protected]> date: 2025-06-30T06:41:57+01:00 summary:
gh-130160: use `.. program::` directive for documenting `venv` CLI (GH-130699) Co-authored-by: Semyon Moroz <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Bénédikt Tran <[email protected]> files: M Doc/library/venv.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/venv.rst b/Doc/library/venv.rst index bed799aedfdfb1..f16e24eac08343 100644 --- a/Doc/library/venv.rst +++ b/Doc/library/venv.rst @@ -105,36 +105,52 @@ The command, if run with ``-h``, will show the available options:: Creates virtual Python environments in one or more target directories. - positional arguments: - ENV_DIR A directory to create the environment in. - - options: - -h, --help show this help message and exit - --system-site-packages - Give the virtual environment access to the system - site-packages dir. - --symlinks Try to use symlinks rather than copies, when - symlinks are not the default for the platform. - --copies Try to use copies rather than symlinks, even when - symlinks are the default for the platform. - --clear Delete the contents of the environment directory - if it already exists, before environment creation. - --upgrade Upgrade the environment directory to use this - version of Python, assuming Python has been - upgraded in-place. - --without-pip Skips installing or upgrading pip in the virtual - environment (pip is bootstrapped by default) - --prompt PROMPT Provides an alternative prompt prefix for this - environment. - --upgrade-deps Upgrade core dependencies (pip) to the latest - version in PyPI - --without-scm-ignore-files - Skips adding SCM ignore files to the environment - directory (Git is supported by default). - Once an environment has been created, you may wish to activate it, e.g. by sourcing an activate script in its bin directory. +.. _venv-cli: +.. program:: venv + +.. option:: ENV_DIR + + A required argument specifying the directory to create the environment in. + +.. option:: --system-site-packages + + Give the virtual environment access to the system site-packages directory. + +.. option:: --symlinks + + Try to use symlinks rather than copies, when symlinks are not the default for the platform. + +.. option:: --copies + + Try to use copies rather than symlinks, even when symlinks are the default for the platform. + +.. option:: --clear + + Delete the contents of the environment directory if it already exists, before environment creation. + +.. option:: --upgrade + + Upgrade the environment directory to use this version of Python, assuming Python has been upgraded in-place. + +.. option:: --without-pip + + Skips installing or upgrading pip in the virtual environment (pip is bootstrapped by default). + +.. option:: --prompt <PROMPT> + + Provides an alternative prompt prefix for this environment. + +.. option:: --upgrade-deps + + Upgrade core dependencies (pip) to the latest version in PyPI. + +.. option:: --without-scm-ignore-files + + Skips adding SCM ignore files to the environment directory (Git is supported by default). + .. versionchanged:: 3.4 Installs pip by default, added the ``--without-pip`` and ``--copies`` _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: [email protected]
