diff --git a/Doc/library/venv.rst b/Doc/library/venv.rst index f16e24eac08343..de427fbafe71dc 100644 --- a/Doc/library/venv.rst +++ b/Doc/library/venv.rst @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ The :mod:`!venv` module supports creating lightweight "virtual environments", each with their own independent set of Python packages installed in their :mod:`site` directories. A virtual environment is created on top of an existing -Python installation, known as the virtual environment's "base" Python, and may -optionally be isolated from the packages in the base environment, -so only those explicitly installed in the virtual environment are available. -See :ref:`sys-path-init-virtual-environments` and :mod:`site`'s +Python installation, known as the virtual environment's "base" Python, and by +default is isolated from the packages in the base environment, +so that only those explicitly installed in the virtual environment are +available. See :ref:`sys-path-init-virtual-environments` and :mod:`site`'s :ref:`virtual environments documentation ` for more information.