From 58ec58a42bece5b2804b178c7a6a7e67328465db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anthony Sottile <asottile@umich.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:29:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] bpo-39656: Ensure `bin/python3.#` is always present in
 virtual environments on POSIX (GH-19030)

---
 Lib/venv/__init__.py                                            | 2 +-
 .../next/Library/2020-03-16-11-38-45.bpo-39656.MaNOgm.rst       | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-03-16-11-38-45.bpo-39656.MaNOgm.rst

diff --git a/Lib/venv/__init__.py b/Lib/venv/__init__.py
index a220ef784c1..8009deb3ea7 100644
--- a/Lib/venv/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/venv/__init__.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class EnvBuilder:
             copier(context.executable, path)
             if not os.path.islink(path):
                 os.chmod(path, 0o755)
-            for suffix in ('python', 'python3'):
+            for suffix in ('python', 'python3', f'python3.{sys.version_info[1]}'):
                 path = os.path.join(binpath, suffix)
                 if not os.path.exists(path):
                     # Issue 18807: make copies if
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-03-16-11-38-45.bpo-39656.MaNOgm.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-03-16-11-38-45.bpo-39656.MaNOgm.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..937d162e4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-03-16-11-38-45.bpo-39656.MaNOgm.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Ensure ``bin/python3.#`` is always present in virtual environments on POSIX
+platforms - by Anthony Sottile.