From d729f7d47b90d47d7e40fd5d1df449582f1c4eca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Piercy Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:07:28 -0700 Subject: Merge pull request #2505 from stevepiercy/docs/quick-tour-gotcher-nose Docs/quick tour gotcher nose --- docs/glossary.rst | 20 +++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/glossary.rst') diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst index 486e94848..1d97bffe8 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -1108,14 +1108,15 @@ Glossary ``f``, ``false``, ``n``, ``no``, ``off`` and ``0``. pip - The `Python Packaging Authority's `_ recommended - tool for installing Python packages. + The :term:`Python Packaging Authority`'s recommended tool for installing + Python packages. pyvenv - The Python Packaging Authority formerly recommended using this command - for `creating virtual environments on Python 3.4 and 3.5 + The :term:`Python Packaging Authority` formerly recommended using the + ``pyvenv`` command for `creating virtual environments on Python 3.4 and + 3.5 `_, - but it is deprecated in 3.6 in favor of ``python3 -m venv`` on UNIX or + but it was deprecated in 3.6 in favor of ``python3 -m venv`` on UNIX or ``python -m venv`` on Windows, which is backward compatible on Python 3.3 and greater. @@ -1124,9 +1125,14 @@ Glossary use by a particular application, rather than being installed system wide. venv - The `Python Packaging Authority's `_ recommended - tool for creating virtual environments on Python 3.3 and greater. + The :term:`Python Packaging Authority`'s recommended tool for creating + virtual environments on Python 3.3 and greater. Note: whenever you encounter commands prefixed with ``$VENV`` (Unix) or ``%VENV`` (Windows), know that that is the environment variable whose value is the root of the virtual environment in question. + + Python Packaging Authority + The `Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) `_ + is a working group that maintains many of the relevant projects in Python + packaging. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3