Install python3-venv module on linux mint

Question

I was able to move to Linux mint 17.3 64 bit version from my Linux mint 16. This was long awaited migration.

After moving to Linux Mint 17.3, I am not able to the install python3-venv module, which is said to be the replacement for virtualenv in python 3.x. In my linux mint 16 I had access to pyvenv-3.4 tool. I dont know when I installed that module in Linux mint 16.

Anybody faced this issue ?

python -m venv test
The virtual environment was not created successfully because ensurepip is not
available. On Debian/Ubuntu systems, you need to install the python3-venv
package using the following command.

apt-get install python3-venv

You may need to use sudo with that command. After installing the python3-venv
package, recreate your virtual environment.

izero@Ganesha ~/devel $ sudo apt-get install python3-venv
[sudo] password for izero:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package python3-venv

score 64 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 14 '15 at 16:40

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Try running this command:

sudo apt-get install python3.4-venv

Then use this:

python3 -m venv test

the package name is python3.4-venv and not python3-venv.

answered Dec 14 '15 at 16:40

nasser alshammari

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score 12 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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For python 3.6 I found out it was a locale issue, running this:

export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
export LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales

Seems to solve the issue.

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edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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answered May 13 '17 at 20:58

Or Duan

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Important to NOTE: It solved my problem on Ubuntu 16.04.3 Minimal. (use `sudo dpkg-reconfigure locale` e it works) – Lourenco Aug 21 '17 at 16:37

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 20 '17 at 09:15

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I use python 3.6 , and so the following did the trick for me: $ sudo apt-get install python3.6-venv

(the problem was that apt-get install python3-venv would virtualenv for 3.5)

answered Jul 20 '17 at 09:15

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 03 '20 at 10:59

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Update all packages

sudo apt-get update

Install virtual environment 3

apt-get install python3-venv
apt install virtualenv

Check that it has been installed

virtualenv --version

Note: that this is for ubuntu 20 or variants

answered Dec 03 '20 at 10:59

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Install python3-venv module on linux mint

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