Linux: `apt-get install python3-venv`

[Yugo19]

Solution

Some Linux distributives have a limited Python3 installed by default. Please install the following package and restart the IDE:

sudo apt-get install python3-venv

If you use a custom Python version, then

sudo apt-get install python3.xx-venv

where python3.xx equals the version of your Python interpreter (check it via python3 --version). For example, python3.10-venv for Python 3.10.

Now, please check your Python installation:

python3 -c "import venv; import ensurepip; print('Congrats! Python `venv` is already installed!')"

Finally, Restart VSCode.

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%23 Description of problem
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%23 Configuration

VSCode: 1.49.0
PIO IDE: v2.0.1
System: Linux, 4.19.0-10-amd64, x64

%23 Exception

Error: Error: Can not install PlatformIO Core due to a missed `distutils` package in your Python installation.
Please install this package manually using the OS package manager. For example:

$ apt-get install python3-distutils

(MAY require administrator access `sudo`)
-> Installer version: 0.3.4
Platform: Linux-4.19.0-10-amd64-x86_64-with-glibc2.28
Python version: 3.7.3 (default, Jul 25 2020, 13:03:44) 
[GCC 8.3.0]
Python path: /usr/bin/python3
Creating a virtual environment at /home/yugo/.platformio/penv

  at /home/yugo/.vscode/extensions/platformio.platformio-ide-2.0.1/node_modules/platformio-node-helpers/dist/webpack:/platformio-node-helpers/src/proc.js:138:23
  at ChildProcess.c (/home/yugo/.vscode/extensions/platformio.platformio-ide-2.0.1/node_modules/platformio-node-helpers/dist/webpack:/platformio-node-helpers/src/proc.js:124:5)
  at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:223:5)
  at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (domain.js:475:20)
  at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1021:16)
  at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:283:5)