[issue25151] venv does not work with debian releases, if you want to install pip

Changes by Matthias Klose : -- resolution: -> fixed status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list U

[issue25151] venv does not work with debian releases, if you want to install pip

Matthias Klose added the comment: The current Debian packages show this error message: $ python3 -m venv /tmp/foobar 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 followin

[issue25151] venv does not work with debian releases, if you want to install pip

Changes by Ned Deily : -- nosy: +vinay.sajip resolution: third party -> stage: resolved -> versions: -Python 3.3, Python 3.4 ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue25151] venv does not work with debian releases, if you want to install pip

Laura Creighton added the comment: And now, I want to open this again. I'd like to change python -m venv (and pyenv) to say something more useful than Command '['/bin/python3.4', '-Im', 'ensurepip', '--upgrade', '--default-pip']' returned non-zero exit status 1 if it cannot find the ensurepip

[issue25151] venv does not work with debian releases, if you want to install pip

Changes by Zachary Ware : -- resolution: -> third party stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-

[issue25151] venv does not work with debian releases, if you want to install pip

New submission from Laura Creighton: I am reporting this here so that the next person who runs into this and looks into the bug tracker will find out what to do. You cannot create a venv with Python3.3, 3.4, 3.5. on debian (and likely on many debian-derived distros). Instead you get Error: C