[issue43513] venv: recreate symlinks on --upgrade

[Scott Macpherson]

Change by Scott Macpherson :


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[issue43513] venv: recreate symlinks on --upgrade

[ThiefMaster]

New submission from ThiefMaster :

When using `python -m venv --upgrade someenv`, it rewrites `pyvenv.cfg` with 
the current python version but leaves the python symlinks untouched 
(https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/a8ef4572a6b28bcfc0b10b34fa4204954b9dd761/Lib/venv/__init__.py#L248)

This is of course fine when the original location of the Python interpreter is 
something like `/usr/bin/python3.9`, but when using pyenv it's a path 
containing the full version such as 
`/home/USER/.pyenv/versions/3.9.2/bin/python`, which makes in-place updates of 
minor Python versions harder than needed (manual update of the symlink needed).

IfF you agree that this change makes sense, I wouldn't mind sending a PR for 
this...

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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 388840
nosy: ThiefMaster
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: venv: recreate symlinks on --upgrade
type: enhancement

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