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On 06/01/2015 03:33 PM, greenbay.graham@gmail.com wrote:
> According to this 
> https://docs.python.org/3.4/library/venv.html#module-venv 'Each 
> virtual environment has its own Python binary (allowing creation of 
> environments with various Python versions)'
>
> So how would I create a virtual environment using the venv module 
> that has a Python 2.7 binary?

You can't. The venv module only exists in and supports Python 3.3+.

If you need to support earlier Django versions, you'll need to use the
older "virtualenv" library instead, which looks very similar from the
end-user side. See https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/

Carl

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Using a particular python binary with venv greenbay.graham@gmail.com - 2015-06-01 14:33 -0700
  Re: Using a particular python binary with venv Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-06-01 15:38 -0600
  Re: Using a particular python binary with venv Carl Meyer <carl@oddbird.net> - 2015-06-01 15:42 -0600
    Re: Using a particular python binary with venv greenbay.graham@gmail.com - 2015-06-01 15:07 -0700
      Re: Using a particular python binary with venv Carl Meyer <carl@oddbird.net> - 2015-06-01 16:19 -0600
      Re: Using a particular python binary with venv greenbay.graham@gmail.com - 2015-06-01 15:23 -0700
  Re: Using a particular python binary with venv Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-06-01 23:45 +0200

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