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@@ -278,8 +278,13 @@ GitHub releases. Specific to running `boto` inside of a Python [`virtualenv`](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/), -specify `--system-site-packages` when creating any virtual environment. This -enables use of the Linux guest environmment package during setup. +virtual environments are isolated from system site-packages. This includes the +installed Linux guest environment libraries that are used to configure `boto` +credentials. There are two recommended solutions: + +* Create a virtual environment with `virtualenv venv --system-site-packages`. +* Install `boto` via the Linux guest environment PyPI package using + `pip install google-compute-engine`. ## Contributing |