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@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ working. We'll now fix this by installing our new ``django-polls`` package.
users of the machine.
Note that per-user installations can still affect the behavior of system
- tools that run as that user, so ``virtualenv`` is a more robust solution
- (see below).
+ tools that run as that user, so using a virtual environment is a more robust
+ solution (see below).
#. To install the package, use pip (you already :ref:`installed it
<installing-reusable-apps-prerequisites>`, right?)::
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ the world! If this wasn't just an example, you could now:
tutorial <https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/packaging-projects/#uploading-the-distribution-archives>`_
for doing this.
-Installing Python packages with virtualenv
-==========================================
+Installing Python packages with a virtual environment
+=====================================================
Earlier, we installed the polls app as a user library. This has some
disadvantages:
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ disadvantages:
the same name).
Typically, these situations only arise once you're maintaining several Django
-projects. When they do, the best solution is to use `virtualenv
-<https://virtualenv.pypa.io/>`_. This tool allows you to maintain multiple
-isolated Python environments, each with its own copy of the libraries and
-package namespace.
+projects. When they do, the best solution is to use :doc:`venv
+<python:tutorial/venv>`. This tool allows you to maintain multiple isolated
+Python environments, each with its own copy of the libraries and package
+namespace.