diff --git a/pep-0405.txt b/pep-0405.txt index 1a33c7523..fe097cf71 100644 --- a/pep-0405.txt +++ b/pep-0405.txt @@ -242,12 +242,11 @@ Copies versus symlinks ---------------------- The technique in this PEP works equally well in general with a copied -or symlinked Python binary (and other needed DLLs and the ``Include`` -directory on Windows). Symlinking is preferable where possible, -because in the case of an upgrade to the underlying Python -installation, a Python executable copied in a venv might become -out-of-sync with the installed standard library and require manual -upgrade. +or symlinked Python binary (and other needed DLLs on Windows). +Symlinking is preferable where possible, because in the case of an +upgrade to the underlying Python installation, a Python executable +copied in a venv might become out-of-sync with the installed standard +library and require manual upgrade. There are some cross-platform difficulties with symlinks: @@ -268,11 +267,11 @@ option has no effect on OS X framework builds, since symlinking can never work there, and has no advantages). On Windows, if ``--symlink`` is not used, this means that if the -underlying Python installation is upgraded, the Python binary, DLLs, -and include files in the venv should be updated, or there could be -issues of mismatch with the upgraded standard library. The pyvenv -script accepts a ``--upgrade`` option for easily performing this -upgrade on an existing venv. +underlying Python installation is upgraded, the Python binary and DLLs +in the venv should be updated, or there could be issues of mismatch +with the upgraded standard library. The pyvenv script accepts a +``--upgrade`` option for easily performing this upgrade on an existing +venv. Include files