python-pip-wheel package

python-pip-wheel package

[Steven Penny]

I noticed today that the "python27" and similar require among others these
packages:

- python-pip-wheel
- python-setuptools-wheel

If you inspect the first one you find this file:

    /usr/share/python-wheels/pip-19.0.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl

which appears to be a full "pip" installation. This raises some questions:

1. if "pip" is installed alongside Python, why is it not put into "/usr/bin" or
   similar?

2. if "python-pip-wheel" is already installed, what is the point of
   "python27-pip" and similar?


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Re: python-pip-wheel package

[Steven Penny]

On Sat, 20 Apr 2019 14:32:50, Steven Penny wrote:
> If you inspect the first one you find this file:
> 
>     /usr/share/python-wheels/pip-19.0.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
> 
> which appears to be a full "pip" installation. This raises some questions:
> 
> 1. if "pip" is installed alongside Python, why is it not put into "/usr/bin" or
>    similar?
> 
> 2. if "python-pip-wheel" is already installed, what is the point of
>    "python27-pip" and similar?

I think I answered my own question. You can use this package with "ensurepip":

https://docs.python.org/library/ensurepip


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