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Update activate_this.py documentation to use runpy instead of exec #2716

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Update activate_this.py documentation to use runpy instead of exec #2716

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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions src/virtualenv/activation/python/activate_this.py
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"""
Activate virtualenv for current interpreter:

Use exec(open(this_file).read(), {'__file__': this_file}).
import runpy
runpy.run_path(this_file)

This can be used when you must use an existing Python interpreter, not the virtualenv bin/python.
""" # noqa: D415
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try:
abs_file = os.path.abspath(__file__)
except NameError as exc:
msg = "You must use exec(open(this_file).read(), {'__file__': this_file})"
msg = "You must use import runpy; runpy.run_path(this_file)"
raise AssertionError(msg) from exc

bin_dir = os.path.dirname(abs_file)
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