It's annoying though, because distros like ubuntu pigheadedly decide to break functionality by removing ensurepip from the core 3.4 package because it violates

It's annoying though, because distros like ubuntu pigheadedly decide to break functionality by removing ensurepip from the core 3.4 package because it violates debian policies put into place 20 years ago. As a result, there's no straightforward ubuntu-kosher way to get a python 3 virtualenv with pip working properly, and the users suffer for it. edit: relevant bug and argument: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.4/+bug/1290847 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.4/+bug/129...