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docs python: `python.buildEnv` does not include `buildPythonApplication` modules 

Clarify the issue encountered at
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/45503
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Frederik Rietdijk 2018-08-26 09:31:39 +02:00
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@ -645,9 +645,15 @@ in python.withPackages(ps: [ps.blaze])).env
#### `buildPythonApplication` function #### `buildPythonApplication` function
The `buildPythonApplication` function is practically the same as `buildPythonPackage`. The `buildPythonApplication` function is practically the same as
The difference is that `buildPythonPackage` by default prefixes the names of the packages with the version of the interpreter. `buildPythonPackage`. The main purpose of this function is to build a Python
Because this is irrelevant for applications, the prefix is omitted. package where one is interested only in the executables, and not importable
modules. For that reason, when adding this package to a `python.buildEnv`, the
modules won't be made available.
Another difference is that `buildPythonPackage` by default prefixes the names of
the packages with the version of the interpreter. Because this is irrelevant for
applications, the prefix is omitted.
#### `toPythonApplication` function #### `toPythonApplication` function