`python -m venv <dir>` cause dir appairs more than one times in $PATH
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Bug description:
pwd # /home/qcg/py
python3 -m venv .
source bin/activate # or relogin the shell
import os
envs = os.environ['PATH'].split(':')
envs.sort()
print('\n'.join(envs))
#...
#/home/qcg/py/bin
#/home/qcg/py/bin
#...
my fix:
In bin/activate,
PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
export PATH
===>
case ":${PATH}:" in
*:"$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin":*)
;;
*)
export PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
;;
esac
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04 (in Windows WSL2) with built-in python 3.12.3.
CPython versions tested on:
3.12
Operating systems tested on:
Linux
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with python3 -m venv . and source bin/activate, then inspect the generated bin/activate entry point and its PATH handling. Confirm that activating the environment does not add its bin directory more than once, including after relogging the shell.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
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- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
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