Public bug reported: I believe that I cannot even report this correctly because it appears the problem is in a package called python3-venv, however, launchpad tells me '"python3-venv" does not exist in Ubuntu.' despite it clearly being both installed and recommended by python itself.
When trying to create a python3 virtual environment, I get errors about ensurepip missing, however I have installed python3-venv. The python3-venv package does not include ensurepip: python3.8 -mvenv .env The virtual environment was not created successfully because ensurepip is not available. On Debian/Ubuntu systems, you need to install the python3-venv package using the following command. apt-get install python3-venv You may need to use sudo with that command. After installing the python3-venv package, recreate your virtual environment. Failing command: ['/mnt/d/src/.env/bin/python3.8', '-Im', 'ensurepip', ' --upgrade', '--default-pip'] This is on Focal Fossa: Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Release: 20.04 python3-venv: Installed: 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: python3-defaults (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1875699 Title: python3-venv missing ensurepip To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3-defaults/+bug/1875699/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs