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Windows activate script: invalid escape sequence

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Poetry version: 1.2.2
Python version: 3.9.12
OS version and name: Windows 11
pyproject.toml: n/a

[ x] I am on the latest stable Poetry version, installed using a recommended method.
[ x] I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate.
[ x] I have consulted the FAQ and blog for any relevant entries or release notes.
[ x] If an exception occurs when executing a command, I executed it again in debug mode (-vvv option) and have included the output below.

Issue

Line 25 in the activate script file: <poetry env>\Scripts\activate_this.py

Fails to escape a path: for lib in "..\Lib\site-packages".split(os.pathsep):

Generating a runtime error: invalid escape sequence \L

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Created a year ago
Comments:5 (3 by maintainers)

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neersightedcommented, Oct 27, 2022

activate_this.py is not a file provided by Poetry; nor does Poetry install any scripts into an environment that are not part of your dependency tree. I’m not sure what issue you are trying to communicate, but this is not the right repository/project.

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Secruscommented, Oct 28, 2022

Thanks, and just to confirm: virtualenv is imported by Poetry here for the activation function. Manual activation should follow this method which originates from virtualenv source here.

Poetry does not appear to be using the latest virtualenv, and the old version apparently has the bug mentioned in description above. Other users could encounter this issue in using poetry so it shouldn’t be labeled invalid.

@dataspun do you have any link to the bug report in virtualenv?