bpo-32540: Update venv documentation (GH-5736)
If the directory already exists, it will be re-used.
(cherry picked from commit e8eb972514cad6086b752754c1d34d703c04dd82)
Co-authored-by: TROUVERIE Joachim <joachim.trouverie@linoame.fr>
diff --git a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc
index 4292592..4c7795a 100644
--- a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc
+++ b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
was run. It also creates a ``bin`` (or ``Scripts`` on Windows) subdirectory
containing a copy of the ``python`` binary (or binaries, in the case of
Windows). It also creates an (initially empty) ``lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages``
-subdirectory (on Windows, this is ``Lib\site-packages``).
+subdirectory (on Windows, this is ``Lib\site-packages``). If an existing
+directory is specified, it will be re-used.
.. deprecated:: 3.6
``pyvenv`` was the recommended tool for creating virtual environments for
@@ -71,9 +72,7 @@
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
In earlier versions, if the target directory already existed, an error was
- raised, unless the ``--clear`` or ``--upgrade`` option was provided. Now,
- if an existing directory is specified, its contents are removed and
- the directory is processed as if it had been newly created.
+ raised, unless the ``--clear`` or ``--upgrade`` option was provided.
The created ``pyvenv.cfg`` file also includes the
``include-system-site-packages`` key, set to ``true`` if ``venv`` is