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Expand Up @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ The :mod:`!venv` module supports creating lightweight "virtual environments",
each with their own independent set of Python packages installed in
their :mod:`site` directories.
A virtual environment is created on top of an existing
Python installation, known as the virtual environment's "base" Python, and may
optionally be isolated from the packages in the base environment,
so only those explicitly installed in the virtual environment are available.
See :ref:`sys-path-init-virtual-environments` and :mod:`site`'s
Python installation, known as the virtual environment's "base" Python, and by
default is isolated from the packages in the base environment,
so that only those explicitly installed in the virtual environment are
available. See :ref:`sys-path-init-virtual-environments` and :mod:`site`'s
:ref:`virtual environments documentation <site-virtual-environments-configuration>`
for more information.

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