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Missing Windows step for installing coverage #336
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In /coverage/ section 5.2.1.1
When installing coverage on Windows, the second command step can not be used:
source ../cpython-venv/bin/activate
Instead, there should probably be some mention of the proper step:
..\cpython-venv\Scripts\activate.bat
Which allows you to enter the virtual environment and continue with the instructions.
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[-]Missing alternate Windows step for installing coverage[/-][+]Missing Windows step for installing coverage[/+]abrezovsky commentedon Mar 7, 2018
As a side-note, it might be worth mentioning that activate.ps1 needs to be used if trying to go through PowerShell.
brettcannon commentedon Mar 7, 2018
That command also doesn't necessary work on UNIX either depending on your shell. A comment saying to change that line accordingly based on your shell should be sufficient rather than listing every possible invocation.
Mariatta commentedon Mar 7, 2018
In that same section there is a link to venv's documentation, where it says:
For more info on venv see Virtual Envrionment documentation.The venv documentation has more details for Windows,
cshorfishshell users.willingc commentedon Mar 19, 2018
Next action: Revise https://github.com/python/devguide/blob/master/coverage.rst#install-coverage to add these suggestions:
Improve steps to install coverage in Virtualenv on Windows (python#336)
Improve steps to install coverage in Virtualenv on Windows (#336) (#584)
Improve steps to install coverage in Virtualenv on Windows (python#336)…