Misleading error creating python virtual environment, says need to install python3.11-venv
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Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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python3-defaults (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
On Ubuntu 24.04 when I try to create a virtual environment I get this error:
$ python3 -m venv pyenv
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 following command.
apt install python3.11-venv
You may need to use sudo with that command. After installing the python3-venv
package, recreate your virtual environment.
I am running the python3 version included with the distro
$ python3 --version
Python 3.12.3
The error suggests I install python3.11-venv however that package does not exist in 24.04 and what I need to install is python3-venv instead.
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I was unable to reproduce this issue. I get the same message, but the suggestion is `apt install python3.12-venv`. That's more expected, since as you mentioned Python 3.11 was removed before release of 24.04 (https:/ /launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ python3. 11/+publishingh istory)
The python3 binary is a symlink to the actual python version handled by python3-defaults, so I've taken the liberty of moving this bug report there. It would be interesting to see which package version you are running. My system lists no.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages dpkg/status
$ dpkg -S `command -v python3`
python3-minimal: /usr/bin/python3
$ apt policy python3-minimal
python3-minimal:
Installed: 3.12.3-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 3.12.3-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 3.12.3-0ubuntu1 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
And or run `apport-collect 2065422` which will add additional debug information to the bug report. I'm curious whether this is a fresh install or upgrade from an older Ubuntu release.