On Stretch: ~ $ aptitude show python-pip Package: python-pip Version: 9.0.1-2 ... Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team <python-modules-team@lists.aliot h.debian.org> ... Depends: ca-certificates, python-pip-whl (= 9.0.1-2), python:any (< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~) Recommends: build-essential, python-all-dev (>= 2.6), python- setuptools, python-wheel ... Tags: admin::package-management, devel::lang:python, devel::packaging, implemented-in::python, role::program
And: ~ $ aptitude show python3-pip Package: python3-pip Version: 9.0.1-2 ... Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team <python-modules-team@lists.aliot h.debian.org> ... Depends: ca-certificates, python-pip-whl (= 9.0.1-2), python3:any (>= 3.4~) Recommends: build-essential, python3-dev (>= 3.2), python3-setuptools, python3-wheel ... It seems deliberate, but I am not the person to ask why. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
