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python3-defaults package

phython3-setuptools missing

Asked by Martin Mayer on 2020-10-27

Hi,

the phython3-setuptools package is missing from the default installation. Could it be added?

I came across this when doing a `meson builddir` for Setzer

https://github.com/cvfosammmm/Setzer

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Solved by:: Manfred Hampl

Solved:: 2020-10-27

Last query:: 2020-10-27

Last reply:: 2020-10-27

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Martin Mayer (martin-mayer) said on 2020-10-27:

PS: I'm on Ubuntu 20.10

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2020-10-27:

I assume that this is not an Ubuntu problem, but an error in the https://github.com/cvfosammmm/Setzer instructions.

The binary package python3-setuptools does exist for Ubuntu 20.10, see https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/setuptools

Have you tried installing it?
sudo apt install python3-setuptools

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Martin Mayer (martin-mayer) said on 2020-10-27:

Hi,

> Have you tried installing it?
>sudo apt install python3-setuptools

Yes, and everthing worked smoothly thereafter.

I was just wondering, whether python3-setuptools should not be intalled by default, if phython3 is intalled?

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2020-10-27:

Why should Ubuntu install a package by default, if that package is needed only in some installations? Not everybody who installs python3 also needs python3-setuptools.

If there is another software that needs it, then that software has to correctly declare its dependency for automatic installation, or mention it in the installation instructions for a manual install.

I suggest that you report this problem on https://github.com/cvfosammmm/Setzer/issues/