From 0f5e8bed636c2f29701e5a1965d1b088d33abbf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nice Zombies Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 13:44:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] gh-119078: Clarify venv tutorial (GH-119129) --- Doc/tutorial/venv.rst | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/venv.rst b/Doc/tutorial/venv.rst index a6dead2eac11f6..6cca3f1b25aadc 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/venv.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/venv.rst @@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ Creating Virtual Environments ============================= The module used to create and manage virtual environments is called -:mod:`venv`. :mod:`venv` will usually install the most recent version of -Python that you have available. If you have multiple versions of Python on your -system, you can select a specific Python version by running ``python3`` or -whichever version you want. +:mod:`venv`. :mod:`venv` will install the Python version from which +the command was run (as reported by the :option:`--version` option). +For instance, excuting the command with ``python3.12`` will install +version 3.12. To create a virtual environment, decide upon a directory where you want to place it, and run the :mod:`venv` module as a script with the directory path::