📝 Add a note that Python 3.13+ venv creates .gitignore by default#15592
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Python 3.13's venv module creates SCM ignore files by default, including Git ignore files, so the manual .gitignore step is only needed for Python 3.12 and below. This matches the existing uv tip, as uv also creates .venv/.gitignore when creating the virtual environment. Reference: https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.13.html#venv Context: noticed while checking virtual-environments.md after fastapi#15463 in 0.163.2.
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Add a tip to the virtual environments docs noting that Python 3.13+ creates
.venv/.gitignoreautomatically when usingvenv.Python 3.13's
venvmodule creates SCM ignore files by default, including Git ignore files, so the manual.gitignorestep is only needed for Python 3.12 and below.This matches the existing
uvtip, asuvalso creates.venv/.gitignorewhen creating the virtual environment.Reference: https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.13.html#venv
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virtual-environments.mdafter #15463 in 0.163.2.Checklist