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add new platlib_path attr to venv doc
Cycloctane Oct 7, 2025
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add venv changes to 3.15 whatsnew
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions Doc/library/venv.rst
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Expand Up @@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ creation according to their needs, the :class:`EnvBuilder` class.

* ``lib_path`` - The purelib path for the virtual environment.

* ``platlib_path`` - The platlib path for the virtual environment.

* ``bin_path`` - The script path for the virtual environment.

* ``bin_name`` - The name of the script path relative to the virtual
Expand All @@ -431,6 +433,9 @@ creation according to their needs, the :class:`EnvBuilder` class.
The attribute ``lib_path`` was added to the context, and the context
object was documented.

.. versionchanged:: 3.15
The attribute ``platlib_path`` was added to the context.

.. method:: create_configuration(context)

Creates the ``pyvenv.cfg`` configuration file in the environment.
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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
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Expand Up @@ -562,6 +562,17 @@ unittest
(Contributed by Garry Cairns in :gh:`134567`.)


venv
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* On POSIX platforms, platlib directories will be created if needed when
creating virtual environments, instead of using ``lib64 -> lib`` symlink.
This means purelib and platlib of virtual environments no longer share the
same ``lib`` directory on platforms where :data:`sys.platlibdir` is not
equal to ``lib``.
(Contributed by Rui Xi in :gh:`133951`.)


xml.parsers.expat
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