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Expand Up @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ This can be done with:
This will install ``beets`` and all development dependencies into its own
virtual environment in your ``$POETRY_CACHE_DIR``. See ``poetry install --help``
for installation options, including installing ``extra`` dependencies for
plugins.
plugins. If you want to install all extras, use ``poetry install --all-extras``.

In order to run something within this virtual environment, start the command
with ``poetry run`` to them, for example ``poetry run pytest``.
Expand All @@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ command. Instead, you can activate the virtual environment in your shell with:

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$ poetry shell
$ poetry env activate
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issue: Re-check whether poetry env activate matches the described behavior of activating the virtual environment and changing the prompt.

This command is described as activating the virtualenv and changing your prompt to show (beets-py3.10). That behavior usually matches poetry shell; poetry env activate often only prints an activation command instead of starting a new shell. Please verify the behavior with the Poetry version you support and either restore poetry shell or adjust the explanation so it matches what actually happens.


You should see ``(beets-py3.10)`` prefix in your shell prompt. Now you can run
Now you can run
commands directly, for example:

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