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[3.15] gh-106045: Fix venv path discovery for symlinked executables (GH-156483) - #160002
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…ythonGH-156483) Use the resolved base executable when locating the base installation instead of relying on the home directory in pyvenv.cfg. Add tests covering relocated Python installations and misleading standard-library landmarks near executable symlinks. (cherry picked from commit e07817d) Co-authored-by: Jonathan J. Helmus <jjhelmus@gmail.com>
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Use the resolved base executable when locating the base installation
instead of relying on the home directory in pyvenv.cfg.
Add tests covering relocated Python installations and misleading
standard-library landmarks near executable symlinks.
(cherry picked from commit e07817d)
Co-authored-by: Jonathan J. Helmus jjhelmus@gmail.com