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venv is a standard python3 module, thus I assume it should be shipped with python3 by default.
That is not quite true on Ubuntu 16.04: to use venv you also need to install python3-venv.
Why on Ubuntu venv is split into venv and python3-venv?

Ayrat
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    I can run venv without installing python3-venv in 16.04 – Anwar Jun 11 '17 at 07:54
  • I am able to run python3 -m venv --help without installing python3-venv, and so did a few other users in the chatroom. Are you sure you need to install python3-venv? – edwinksl Jun 11 '17 at 07:54
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    @edwinksl @Anwar I guess that is because you have pip3 installed (?). I had a fresh ubuntu without pip/pip3 and it complained just like here: https://askubuntu.com/q/760177/41363. I tried option --without-pip, it created the environment but could not activate it (as far as i remember). Then I installed package python3-env, and it works now (though I still don't have pip system-wide installed). – Ayrat Jun 11 '17 at 16:39
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    Does this answer your question? ensurepip is disabled in Debian/Ubuntu for the system python – muru May 27 '20 at 09:14

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