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 Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290847 Title: pyvenv fails due to mising ensurepip module To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3-defaults/+bug/1290847/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
