[Bug 1614299] Re: install failure on python 3.5

[Peter G. Marczis]

I have the same issue, while I do understand your point, it can be
installed with apt, but many python developer uses virtual environment,
in which we use pip to install packages, such as is mandatory for cross
distro development.

For example my case is so that I run an other distro on my desktop,
other distro on the build servers, and a 3rd one on the target device,
where I need the package.

I think the real question if Ubuntu is willing to support the pip
version of the package or not? Is it put into pip by canonical on the
first place ?

Thanks a lot in advance!

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Title:
  install failure on python 3.5

Status in python-apt package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Related to expired issue: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source
  /python-apt/+question/285522

  
  snafu$ cd /tmp

  snafu$ pyvenv apt

  snafu$ source apt/bin/activate

  (apt) snafu$ lsb_release -a; uname -a
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
  Release:	16.04
  Codename:	xenial
  Linux snafu 4.4.0-34-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 27 16:06:39 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  (apt) snafu$ pip install python-apt
  Collecting python-apt
    Using cached python-apt-0.7.8.tar.bz2
      Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
        File "/tmp/pip-build-l1pt_xe2/python-apt/setup.py", line 6, in <module>
          from DistUtilsExtra.command import *
      ImportError: No module named 'DistUtilsExtra'
      
      ----------------------------------------
  Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-build-l1pt_xe2/python-apt/
  You are using pip version 8.1.1, however version 8.1.2 is available.
  You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.

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