# PEP 832: virtual environment discovery

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-832-virtual-environment-discovery/106998>\
**Category:** PEPs\
**Created:** [April 15, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-832-virtual-environment-discovery/106998 "2026-04-15T22:20:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![brettcannon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/brettcannon/32/34895_2.png) [@brettcannon](https://discuss.python.org/u/brettcannon)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-832-virtual-environment-discovery/106998/169 "2026-08-21T21:35:11Z")

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And a poll to go with my “damned if you, damned if you don’t” list of options. You can assume any option includes, “and do a WSP PEP later”.

_Poll ([view on site](https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-832-virtual-environment-discovery/106998/169))_

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