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[3.12.11] virtual env shell (ps1) prompt double parentheses around name #135979
Description
Bug report
Bug description:
Steps to reproduce
$ python3.12 --version
Python 3.12.11
$ python3.12 -m venv /tmp/test
$ cat /tmp/test/bin/activate
...
if [ -z "${VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT:-}" ] ; then
_OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1="${PS1:-}"
PS1="("'(test) '") ${PS1:-}"
export PS1
fi
...
Actual result
((test) ) original prompt here $
The double parentheses look weird.
Expected result
(test) original prompt here $
Workaround
Either disable the automatic prompt-setting with export VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1 and put an alternative prompt-editing logic in your shell profile
Or modify the bin/activate scripts to remove the extra parentheses manually
CPython versions tested on:
3.12
Operating systems tested on:
macOS
Activity
ds-cbo commentedon Jun 26, 2025
Seems related to one of these commits:
8edc802
d48cc82
Was not yet present in 3.11.13 and is already fixed in 3.13.5
StanFromIreland commentedon Jun 26, 2025
It is unfortunately too late to fix this. You should update your python version.