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bpo-35450: reflect in docs that venv module is not always creating a copy of the Python binary (GH-11144) (GH-11167)

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@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ Running this command creates the target directory (creating any parent
directories that don't exist already) and places a ``pyvenv.cfg`` file in it
with a ``home`` key pointing to the Python installation from which the command
was run. It also creates a ``bin`` (or ``Scripts`` on Windows) subdirectory
containing a copy of the ``python`` binary (or binaries, in the case of
Windows). It also creates an (initially empty) ``lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages``
subdirectory (on Windows, this is ``Lib\site-packages``). If an existing
containing a copy/symlink of the Python binary/binaries (as appropriate for the
platform or arguments used at environment creation time). It also creates an
(initially empty) ``lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages`` subdirectory
(on Windows, this is ``Lib\site-packages``). If an existing
directory is specified, it will be re-used.
.. deprecated:: 3.6