package request: python3-venv

[Buck Fankers]

I'm suggesting, that future MX versions would already have preinstalled library: python3-venv

Explanation:
Programming language Python3 comes with already built-in virtual environment capability. It was developed so anyone who is developing something in Python, can create it's own virtual environment, that is separated from systems Python and that way avoiding potential py library dependencies issues.

Command for creating virt. env. is:

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python3 -m venv .nameofmyvirtenv

You can do this in other Linux flavors such as Mint, Ubuntu, Manjaro... but not in MX Linux since library: 'python3-venv' is missing. No big deal, you can simple install it with MXPI, but in the past, several users got tripped by this and some come here to forum asking for help. I think it would make sense, if MX would come preinstalled with this library, since users coming from other Linux flavors are used to be able to use python's venv ootb.

[Stevo]

Wouldn't this post be better suited as a suggestion for the next point or major release of MX? Right now, it appears to me that you want the package added to our repos.

[Buck Fankers]

Wouldn't this post be better suited as a suggestion for the next point or major release of MX? Right now, it appears to me that you want the package added to our repos.

Stevo, I see, this thread is for adding packages into repos only. So technically, I posted my request in wrong thread since yes, library in question is already in the repo, it is in MXPI. Just not preinstalled.

[JayM]

You should create an enhancement request at https://bugs.mxlinux.org/.

[Buck Fankers]

You should create an enhancement request at https://bugs.mxlinux.org/.

Thanks JayM, I was going to, but I would need to create yet another online account. I'm very reluctant with online presence, MX forum is one of few I do, I have less online login accounts, than fingers on my hand and I typically browse everything incognito, with Tor browser. MX forum too. When I do log in like right now into MX forum, I do it with another browser and usually once a week or less frequently, that's why my replies are usually with time gaps. Don't use social media, online email accounts etc...

Just explaining my way of using internet, to justify, why I would like to skip creating another online account. Less I have them, better I feel

If any one here, that already has bugzilla account, mind to copy/paste my OP as bug report, I would really appreciate it.