bpo-25427: Remove pyvenv (GH-5962)

Author: brettcannon

Doc/installing/index.rst

@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ Key terms
   of the mailing list used to coordinate Python packaging standards
   development).
 
-.. deprecated:: 3.6
-   ``pyvenv`` was the recommended tool for creating virtual environments for
-   Python 3.3 and 3.4, and is `deprecated in Python 3.6
-   <https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.6.html#deprecated-features>`_.
-
 .. versionchanged:: 3.5
    The use of ``venv`` is now recommended for creating virtual environments.
 

Doc/library/venv.rst

@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ independent set of installed Python packages in its site directories.
 
 See :pep:`405` for more information about Python virtual environments.
 
-.. note::
-   The ``pyvenv`` script has been deprecated as of Python 3.6 in favor of using
-   ``python3 -m venv`` to help prevent any potential confusion as to which
-   Python interpreter a virtual environment will be based on.
 
 
 Creating virtual environments

Doc/whatsnew/3.8.rst

@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ Deprecated
 Removed
 =======
 
+* The ``pyvenv`` script has been removed in favor of ``python3.8 -m venv``
+  to help eliminate confusion as to what Python interpreter the ``pyvenv``
+  script is tied to. (Contributed by Brett Cannon in :issue:`25427`.)
 
 
 Porting to Python 3.8

Mac/Makefile.in

@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ installunixtools:
 			pydoc3 \
 			python3 \
 			python3-config \
-			pyvenv \
 			; \
 	do \
 		rm -f $${fn} ; \
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ altinstallunixtools:
 			pydoc$(VERSION) \
 			python$(VERSION) \
 			python$(LDVERSION)-config \
-			pyvenv-$(VERSION) \
 			; \
 	do \
 		rm -f $${fn} ;\

Makefile.pre.in

@@ -1217,8 +1217,6 @@ bininstall: altbininstall
 	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s pydoc$(VERSION) pydoc3)
 	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/2to3
 	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s 2to3-$(VERSION) 2to3)
-	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/pyvenv
-	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s pyvenv-$(VERSION) pyvenv)
 	if test "x$(LIPO_32BIT_FLAGS)" != "x" ; then \
 		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python3-32$(EXE); \
 		(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s python$(VERSION)-32$(EXE) python3-32$(EXE)) \

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tools-Demos/2018-03-02-16-23-31.bpo-25427.1mgMOG.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Remove the pyvenv script in favor of ``python3 -m venv`` in order to lower
+confusion as to what Python interpreter a virtual environment will be
+created for.

Tools/msi/tools/tools_files.wxs

@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
             <Component Id="Tools_scripts_pydoc3.py" Directory="Tools_scripts" Guid="*">
                 <File Id="Tools_scripts_pydoc3.py" Name="pydoc3.py" Source="!(bindpath.src)Tools\scripts\pydoc3" />
             </Component>
-            <Component Id="Tools_scripts_pyvenv.py" Directory="Tools_scripts" Guid="*">
-                <File Id="Tools_scripts_pyvenv.py" Name="pyvenv.py" Source="!(bindpath.src)Tools\scripts\pyvenv" />
-            </Component>
         </ComponentGroup>
     </Fragment>
     <Fragment>

Tools/scripts/pyvenv

@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ def copy_scripts(self):
         newoutfiles = []
         newupdated_files = []
         for filename in outfiles:
-            if filename.endswith(('2to3', 'pyvenv')):
+            if filename.endswith('2to3'):
                 newfilename = filename + fullversion
             else:
                 newfilename = filename + minoronly
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@ def main():
           # check the PyBuildScripts command above, and change the links
           # created by the bininstall target in Makefile.pre.in
           scripts = ["Tools/scripts/pydoc3", "Tools/scripts/idle3",
-                     "Tools/scripts/2to3", "Tools/scripts/pyvenv"]
+                     "Tools/scripts/2to3"]
         )
 
 # --install-platlib