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Currently, virtualenv is a separate application, allowing virtualization of Python installations. For Python 3.3, a built-in mechanism will be developed. The objective of this project is to come up with a test suite for this virtualization mechanism. | Currently, [[http://virtualenv.org|virtualenv]] is a separate application, allowing virtualization of Python installations. For Python 3.3, a built-in mechanism is being developed. The objective of this project is to come up with a test suite for this virtualization mechanism. Important background information to review if proposing to work on this: * [[http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig|Distutils-SIG]] mailing list threads mentioning "pythonv," beginning with "[[http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distutils-sig/2011-March/017498.html|early preview of pythonv]]." * The [[https://bitbucket.org/carljm/cpythonv|work-in-progress repository]] at Bitbucket and its [[https://bitbucket.org/carljm/cpythonv/issues|open issues]]. * The [[https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv|source code of virtualenv]]. * This [[http://pycon.blip.tv/file/4881525/|PyCon presentation]] on how virtualenv works. |
Currently, virtualenv is a separate application, allowing virtualization of Python installations. For Python 3.3, a built-in mechanism is being developed. The objective of this project is to come up with a test suite for this virtualization mechanism.
Important background information to review if proposing to work on this:
Distutils-SIG mailing list threads mentioning "pythonv," beginning with "early preview of pythonv."
The work-in-progress repository at Bitbucket and its open issues.
This PyCon presentation on how virtualenv works.