This is an issue for me as well, on Pop_OS. I created a virtualenv from the python3 I got from `apt install python3`, using `-m venv`. Inside that virtualenv, `pip freeze` does not show `pkg_resources==0.0.0` until I upgrade pip (in my case, from `pip-20.0.2` to `pip-22.0.4`).
$ uname -a Linux noo-lappy 5.16.11-76051611-generic #202202230823~1646248261~20.04~2b22243~dev-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Th x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ python3 --version Python 3.8.10 $ which python3 /usr/bin/python3 $ python3 -m venv test_env . test$ . test_env/bin/activate (test_env) $ pip freeze pip(test_env) $ pip install -U pip Collecting pip Using cached pip-22.0.4-py3-none-any.whl (2.1 MB) Installing collected packages: pip Attempting uninstall: pip Found existing installation: pip 20.0.2 Uninstalling pip-20.0.2: Successfully uninstalled pip-20.0.2 Successfully installed pip-22.0.4 (test_env) $ pip freeze pkg_resources==0.0.0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635463 Title: pip freeze includes "pkg-resources==0.0.0" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1635463/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs