Avoid misdetecting global Linux Python as virtualenv #197
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`/usr/bin` on Linux might contain unrelated 'activate.*` binaries which would make `is_virtualenv_dir` mistake it for a virtualenv: Environment (VirtualEnv) Executable : /usr/bin/python Symlinks : "/usr/bin/python" Environment (VirtualEnv) Executable : /bin/python Symlinks : "/bin/python" Environment (VirtualEnv) Executable : /usr/bin/python3 Symlinks : "/usr/bin/python3" Environment (VirtualEnv) Executable : /bin/python3 Symlinks : "/bin/python3" Environment (VirtualEnv) Executable : /usr/bin/python3.10 Symlinks : "/usr/bin/python3.10" Environment (VirtualEnv) Executable : /bin/python3.10 Symlinks : "/bin/python3.10" Environment (VirtualEnv) Executable : /usr/bin/python3.11 Symlinks : "/usr/bin/python3.11" This fix reduces the likelihood of this happening by excluding the common `bin` directories as well as tightening the `activate` test to avoid matching binaries like `activate-ssh-agent`.
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/usr/binon Linux might contain unrelatedactivate.*binarieswhich would make
is_virtualenv_dirmistake it for a virtualenv:This fix reduces the likelihood of this happening by excluding the
common
bindirectories as well as tightening theactivatetestto avoid matching binaries like
activate-ssh-agent.