Issue with example python repo on Ubuntu

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curved-television-6568 · Answer

A fresh checkout on `main` and ` pants` gives me this ```x y ~ tst example python$ pants list Bootstrapping Pants using usr bin python3 8 Creating the virtualenv PEX Downloading the Pex PEX Total Received Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 640 100 640 0 0 6464 0 6464 100 3529k 100 3529k 0 0 3774k 0 27 7M SHA256 fingerprint of <https github com pantsbuild pex releases download v2 1 42 pex> verified Traceback most recent call last File usr lib python3 8 runpy py line 194 in run module as main return run code code main globals None File usr lib python3 8 runpy py line 87 in run code exec code run globals File home x pex unzipped pexes 478cc1fa371ca40aa3e7dafee735ca438d4a243f main py line 84 in lt module gt from pex pex bootstrapper import bootstrap pex File home x pex unzipped pexes 478cc1fa371ca40aa3e7dafee735ca438d4a243f bootstrap pex pex bootstrapper py line 14 in lt module gt from pex interpreter import PythonInterpreter File home x pex unzipped pexes 478cc1fa371ca40aa3e7dafee735ca438d4a243f bootstrap pex interpreter py line 25 in lt module gt from pex platforms import Platform File home x pex unzipped pexes 478cc1fa371ca40aa3e7dafee735ca438d4a243f bootstrap pex platforms py line 13 in lt module gt from pex third party packaging import tags File home x pex unzipped pexes 478cc1fa371ca40aa3e7dafee735ca438d4a243f bootstrap pex vendor vendored packaging packaging tags py line 7 in lt module gt import distutils util ModuleNotFoundError No module named distutils util mv cannot stat home x cache pants setup bootstrap Linux x86 64 pants meLoy6 virtualenv pex No such file or directory Installing pantsbuild pants==2 8 0rc5 into a virtual environment at home x cache pants setup bootstrap Linux x86 64 2 8 0rc5 py38 usr bin python3 8 can t open file home x cache pants setup bootstrap Linux x86 64 virtualenv 20 4 7 virtualenv pex Errno 2 No such file or directory```

hundreds-father-404 · Answer

first tool tip of <https www pantsbuild org v2 8 docs prerequisites linux>

curved-television-6568 · Answer

Thanks posted that and headed out realized that I hadn t checked if there were any pre req missing But I think we could improve the error message here to indicate what s missing

curved-television-6568 · Answer

But that did solve it slightly smiling face

hundreds-father-404 · Answer

Hm I was going to suggest cherry picking into Pex s vendor of packaging to remove this dependency on distutils but `sysconfig` was only added in Python 3 2+ So Pants would need to drop Py27 support cc < enough analyst 54434>

enough-analyst-54434 · Answer

Wouldn t help Next issue you d hit is a lack of ` m venv` support unless you installed `python venv` on some of the Debian flavors Can t remember which