Skip pip bootstrap during environment creation.
Section: Create environments
Create without pip
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python -m venv --without-pip .venvExplanation
You can bootstrap pip later with `ensurepip` if you intentionally create a minimal environment.
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Create a .venv environment
Create a conventional project-local virtual environment.
Create with python3
Use python3 explicitly on systems where python points elsewhere.
Create with Windows py launcher
Create an environment using the Windows Python launcher.
Create with a specific Python version
Use a specific interpreter to choose the base Python version.
Create in a custom directory
Create a venv anywhere, not just in the project root.
Create with system site packages
Allow access to packages installed in the base interpreter.