I have found the following workaround on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Do not install setuptools on virtualenv creation:
`virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 venv/py3 --verbose --no-setuptools` Install a supported setuptools version after virtualenv creation and activation: `python3 -m pip install --upgrade 'setuptools; python_version >= "3.6"' 'setuptools<51.3.0; python_version < "3.6" and python_version >= "3.0"'` > Ignoring setuptools: markers 'python_version >= "3.6"' don't match your > environment > Ignoring setuptools: markers 'python_version < "3.0"' don't match your > environment > Collecting setuptools<51.3.0 > Using cached setuptools-50.3.2-py3-none-any.whl (785 kB) > Installing collected packages: setuptools > Successfully installed setuptools-50.3.2 or by adding the following to your requirements.txt ``` setuptools; python_version >= "3.6" setuptools<51.3.0; python_version < "3.6" and python_version >= "3.0" ``` This results in `python3 -m pip list`: > pip 20.3.3 > setuptools 50.3.2 > wheel 0.36.2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1912248 Title: virtualenv on xenial: easy_install syntax error To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-virtualenv/+bug/1912248/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
