venv does not format PS1 correctly when activating on macOS #130952
Description
Bug report
Bug description:
When I create and activate a virtual environment using python -m venv myenv on macOS, the terminal prompt initially displays (myenv) correctly. However, after exiting VSCode and reopening it, the parentheses disappear, even though the virtual environment is still active. If activated again, an extra set of parentheses is added.
The default PS1 setting in activate: PS1="("myenv") ${PS1:-}"
should be corrected to: PS1="(myenv) ${PS1:-}"
as the extra quotes cause formatting issues.
Expected behavior:
The prompt should be (myenv) user@MacBook ~ %, but instead appears as myenvuser@MacBook ~ %.
Suggested fix:
Remove unnecessary quotes around "myenv" in the activate script.
CPython versions tested on:
3.13
Operating systems tested on:
macOS