I arrived here researching this exact issue, in my case I'd really need not to install python 3.6 since it interferes with other dependencies and makes a docker image larger.
More info: https://stackoverflow.com/q/56135497/1782 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python3-defaults in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1800723 Title: Missing package python3.7-pip Status in python-pip package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in python3-defaults package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: There appears to be no way to get "pip" or "python3.7 -m pip" to work after installing python3.7 using "apt install python3.7". I expected to be able to install a "python3.7-pip" package similar to the other "python3.7-*" packages but I couldn't find one. This problem appears in a clean install of 18.04 as well as 18.10. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1800723/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
