Focal: python-pip broken dependancies

[xanadu1977]

python-pip is a critical package. Please reinstate for 20.04

$ sudo apt install python-pip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 python-pip : Depends: python-pip-whl (= 18.1-5) but 20.0.2-2 is to be installed
              Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
              Depends: python:any (>= 2.7~)
              Recommends: python-all-dev (>= 2.6) but it is not going to be installed
              Recommends: python-setuptools but it is not going to be installed
              Recommends: python-wheel but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: python-pip (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu22
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Sun Apr 5 02:18:06 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-05 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200401)
SourcePackage: python-pip
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Manfred Hampl (m-hampl)]

The (binary) package python-pip does not exist in focal any more, it has been replaced by python3-pip

[xanadu1977 (jason-kaiser)]

Unfortunately python3-pip does me absolutely no good for my projects today.

[jan (janbbeck)]

Is python-pip truly removed on purpose? python2 is available...

[xanadu1977 (jason-kaiser)]

It appears so.. You can still get it from here though. https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/

[jan (janbbeck)]

Thank you for that suggestion. I did find that previously, but what has me concerned is this warning:

"Warning

Be cautious if you are using a Python install that is managed by your operating system or another package manager. get-pip.py does not coordinate with those tools, and may leave your system in an inconsistent state. "

Do you know how that might interfere with 20.04?

[xanadu1977 (jason-kaiser)]

It seems to put everything in /home/USERNEAME/.local

I just added a PATH to .bashrc and everything was fine. I only use pip for a couple of things so i'm not personally worried.