On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 11:35 AM, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote: > On Fri, 06 Jul 2018 03:47:55 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote: > >> What's the output of: >> >> $ apt-cache show python3-pip > > Mysteriously, the output is repeated twice, in every-so-slightly > different formats. It's the little details like that give us confidence > in the quality of the software...
The solution to the mystery is here: > Package: python3-pip > Version: 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4 > > Package: python3-pip > Version: 8.1.1-2 You can see where the two packages come from with: $ apt-cache policy python3-pip It probably means you have multiple package sources configured; or perhaps you have one installed currently, and you could upgrade to a slightly updated version. In any case, setuptools is listed in the recommends. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
