There have been some discussions about this via other channels (e.g. IRC). We're probably at least going to patch Python so that if you try to do `python3 -m venv` and ensurepip (i.e. via python3-venv binary package) isn't installed, you'll get a more helpful message that instructs you to `sudo apt-get install python3-venv`. I think we all agree this would be good to add.
The second part of our discussions, which is still unsettled, is whether to promote `python3.X-venv` to a Recommends. Some viewpoints see this as a (mild) abuse of Debian Policy, but OTOH it may be an acceptable one to improve the user-friendliness of the tool. apt-get by default installs Recommends (with an option to not do so) where as Suggests are not installed by default (with an option to do so). Stay tuned. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python3-defaults in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290847 Title: pyvenv fails due to mising ensurepip module Status in python3-defaults package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in python3.4 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in python3.4 package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: Hello, I noticed the following # fails python3.4 -m venv --clear python-venv Error: Command '['.../external/python-venv/bin/python3.4', '-Im', 'ensurepip', '--upgrade', '--default-pip']' returned non-zero exit status 1 # works, but no pip python3.4 -m venv --clear --without-pip python-venv Thank you To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3-defaults/+bug/1290847/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
