[Python-modules-team] Bug#832616: virtualenv: Doesn't seem to know what version it runs under

[Matijs van Zuijlen]

Package: virtualenv
Version: 15.0.2+ds-1
Severity: minor

Hi,

virtualenv allows specifying the python version to use. However, when
doing so I get the following output:

     $ virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 --system-site-packages .venv
     Already using interpreter /usr/bin/python3
     [..]

It seems to indicate I didn't need to pass in the python interpreter to
use. However, this is the output when I don't specify the version:

    $ virtualenv --system-site-packages .venv
    Running virtualenv with interpreter /usr/bin/python2
    [..]

This seems rather inconsistent...

Regards,
Matijs

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Versions of packages virtualenv depends on:
ii  python3             3.5.1-4
ii  python3-virtualenv  15.0.2+ds-1

virtualenv recommends no packages.

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