ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils.util' after upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04

Question

After upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04 I started receiving this error

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils.util' for every pip command I run.

Tried this:

python3 -m pip

and:

sudo apt-get install python3-distutils
sudo apt-get install python3-apt

these two commands are telling me these packages are already installed, so I reintalled them but no light at the end of the tunnel.

Any solution for this?

I have a virtual environment running Python 3.6.9.

removed in python 3.12 . See complete answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/76691103/13086128 — Talha Tayyab, Feb 27 '24 at 09:33

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 08 '21 at 21:27

11

In my case, I solved this with

sudo apt install python3.10-distutils

answered Dec 08 '21 at 21:27

Gabriel Raby

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 12 '21 at 18:51

1

I fixed this by installing the version-specific distutils:

i.e.:

sudo apt install python3.9-apt

answered Feb 12 '21 at 18:51

Dario Macieira

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 13 '22 at 11:27

1

You can try solving it by installing your version of distutils, as you are running Python 3.6.9:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install python3.6-distutils

answered Jul 13 '22 at 11:27

user2298922

I'd note that you need to trust the source of the ppa as you'll be giving them sudo access on install. Bionic has distutils 3.6.9, which may be better than using a random ppa. – pbhj Jul 13 '22 at 19:01

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 20 '20 at 09:58

0

I solved this by creating a new virtual environment running Python 3.8.

answered Nov 20 '20 at 09:58

Stanko

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