Make pyvenv style virtual environments easier to configure when embedding Python

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by reading the linked gh-127974 PR and dependency bpo-22257, which concerns the PEP 432/587 interpreter startup redesign. Done means pyvenv-style virtual environments are easier to configure when embedding Python, with the scope of the linked work resolved.

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Description

docs tests topic-venv type-feature
BPO 22213
Nosy @ncoghlan, @pitrou, @vstinner, @methane, @ericsnowcurrently, @zooba, @ndjensen, @LeslieGerman, @M-Kerr, @abrunner73
Dependencies
  • bpo-22257: PEP 432 (PEP 587): Redesign the interpreter startup sequence
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title = 'Make pyvenv style virtual environments easier to configure when embedding Python'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-08.21:26:34.716>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/grahamd'

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