Hi Stefan, On 07/19/2012 06:28 AM, Stefan H. Holek wrote: > While trying 3.3 beta I found that I cannot use my favorite > virtualenv pattern with pyvenv: > > $ virtualenv . Installing.....done. > > $ pyvenv . Error: Directory exists: /Users/stefan/sandbox/foo > > I appreciate that this behavior is documented and was in the PEP from > the start: "If the target directory already exists an error will be > raised, unless the --clear or --upgrade option was provided." > > Still, I am curious what the rationale behind this restriction is.
I'd have no problem with lifting the restriction. I don't recall any clear rationale; I think it was probably just the simplest implementation initially, and no one ever raised it as an issue in the PEP process. Carl _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
