From c55552b32d58e678eb860f8dca161c984e2eeec8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001

From: Robert Kuska <rkuska@redhat.com>

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:08:17 +0100

Subject: [PATCH] Add better error message when trying file is passed

---

 virtualenv.py | 4 ++++

 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/virtualenv.py b/virtualenv.py

index 353ed73..4ec3961 100755

--- a/virtualenv.py

+++ b/virtualenv.py

@@ -791,6 +791,10 @@ def main():

         sys.exit(2)

     home_dir = args[0]

+    if os.path.exists(home_dir) and os.path.isfile(home_dir):

+        logger.fatal('ERROR: File already exists and is not a directory.')

+        logger.fatal('Please provide a different path or delete the file.')

+        sys.exit(3)

     if os.environ.get('WORKING_ENV'):

         logger.fatal('ERROR: you cannot run virtualenv while in a workingenv')

-- 

2.5.0