venv: recreate symlinks on --upgrade
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Description
| BPO | 43513 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ThiefMaster, @scottmacpherson |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2021-03-16.13:57:10.325>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library']
title = 'venv: recreate symlinks on --upgrade'
updated_at = <Date 2021-08-27.05:46:23.840>
user = 'https://github.com/ThiefMaster'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-08-27.05:46:23.840>
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components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-03-16.13:57:10.325>
creator = 'ThiefMaster'
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issue_num = 43513
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message_count = 1.0
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priority = 'normal'
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stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue43513'
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Python venv implementation and the existing handling for the --upgrade option. The change is complete when upgrading a virtual environment recreates its symlinks as requested; no specific source file or test is named in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100