Fails to start on 24.04 – needs python3-setuptools?

[Alexander Browne]

Whipper fails to start on 24.04:

$ whipper
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/whipper", line 33, in <module>
    sys.exit(load_entry_point('whipper==0.10.0', 'console_scripts', 'whipper')())
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/bin/whipper", line 25, in importlib_load_entry_point
    return next(matches).load()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 205, in load
    module = import_module(match.group('module'))
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py", line 90, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 995, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/whipper/command/main.py", line 10, in <module>
    from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'

After installing `python3-setuptools` it seems to work: it prints the help message at least. I haven't tried ripping a disc.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: whipper 0.10.0-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-35.35-generic 6.8.4
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Jun 4 21:12:40 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-01 (1525 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200331)
SourcePackage: whipper
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2024-04-27 (38 days ago)

[Alexandre Detiste (alexandre-detiste)]

fixed in 0.10.0-4