dependencies: rm virtualenv, already using python3 -m venv
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This PR removes the `virtualenv` dependency from `setup.py`, as it looks redundant. To be fair, I am not fully certain why setup.py was declaring `virtualenv` as needed, I think it's a historical remnant of python 2 days. The min required python version is atm 3.6: https://github.com/kivy/buildozer/blob/9503f5fd153f3f08e9160799fc04b23faf6aabeb/setup.py#L16 `venv` is part of the stdlib since python 3.3, and "is now recommended for creating virtual environments" since 3.5: https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html Note that `venv` is a subset of `virtualenv`, but buildozer AFAICT is only using that subset. Similar change in p4a: kivy/python-for-android#2152
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virtualenv does not seem to be needed given python3-venv upstream ref: kivy/buildozer#1515
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virtualenv does not seem to be needed given python3-venv upstream ref: kivy/buildozer#1515
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This PR removes the
virtualenvdependency fromsetup.py, as it looks redundant.To be fair, I am not fully certain why setup.py was declaring
virtualenvas needed, I think it's a historical remnant of python 2 days.The min required python version is atm 3.6:
buildozer/setup.py
Line 16 in 9503f5f
venvis part of the stdlib since python 3.3, and "is now recommended for creating virtual environments" since 3.5: https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.htmlNote that
venvis a subset ofvirtualenv, but buildozer AFAICT is only using that subset.Similar change in p4a:
kivy/python-for-android#2152
I've tested building a large android project with only
venvavailable and it worked.