Update virtualenvs.rst by Sidra-Maryam · Pull Request #1183 · realpython/python-guide

Copilot

Thanks for the review! Should I revert Basic Usage back to ~~~ and only change Other useful commands? Or use a different character like ^ for subsections? Please advise.

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@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ To install (make sure **virtualenv** is already installed):

In Windows, the default path for WORKON_HOME is %USERPROFILE%\\Envs Basic Usage -~~~~~~~~~~~ +----------- Changing the subsection underline from "" to "-" makes "Basic Usage" a same-level section as "virtualenvwrapper" (both now use "-") rather than a subsection under it. This alters the document structure/TOC; consider keeping a distinct adornment for this heading level (e.g., revert to "" or use another character consistently for subsections).

@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ can quickly switch between environments.

$ rmvirtualenv venv Other useful commands -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +--------------------- Using "-" for this underline makes "Other useful commands" a peer section to "virtualenvwrapper" instead of a subsection (since "virtualenvwrapper" also uses "-"). If this is intended to remain a subsection under "virtualenvwrapper", use a different, consistent subsection adornment character (as used elsewhere in the docs) to preserve hierarchy. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#1183?email_source=notifications&email_token=BYPSMETA5UDMTPA6N5JXU534WXYCBA5CNFSNUABKM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2QOVWGYUTFOF2WK43UKJSXM2LFO4XTIMJTHA4TSMZQG43KM4TFMFZW63VGMF2XI2DPOKSWK5TFNZ2L24DSL5ZGK5TJMV3V63TPORUWM2LDMF2GS33OONPWG3DJMNVQ#pullrequestreview-4138993076>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BYPSMEVOXZ6ZRXIE3RXTHHL4WXYCBAVCNFSM6AAAAACX7LUP66VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43YUDVNRWFEZLROVSXG5CSMV3GSZLXHM2DCMZYHE4TGMBXGY>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>