• @moonpiedumplings
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    41 month ago

    The python3 package should contain the entire python standard library

    You are free to use a distro which does not split packages, favorite distro, Arch Linux (btw).

    Or, you can install the recommended dependencies of python3. Testing in a container, the python3 package pulls:

    root@a72bd55a3c1a:/# apt install python3
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree... Done
    Reading state information... Done
    The following additional packages will be installed:
      ca-certificates krb5-locales libexpat1 libgpm2 libgssapi-krb5-2 libk5crypto3
      libkeyutils1 libkrb5-3 libkrb5support0 libncursesw6 libnsl2
      libpython3-stdlib libpython3.11-minimal libpython3.11-stdlib libreadline8
      libsqlite3-0 libssl3 libtirpc-common libtirpc3 media-types openssl
      python3-minimal python3.11 python3.11-minimal readline-common
    Suggested packages:
      gpm krb5-doc krb5-user python3-doc python3-tk python3-venv python3.11-venv
      python3.11-doc binutils binfmt-support readline-doc
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      ca-certificates krb5-locales libexpat1 libgpm2 libgssapi-krb5-2 libk5crypto3
      libkeyutils1 libkrb5-3 libkrb5support0 libncursesw6 libnsl2
      libpython3-stdlib libpython3.11-minimal libpython3.11-stdlib libreadline8
      libsqlite3-0 libssl3 libtirpc-common libtirpc3 media-types openssl python3
      python3-minimal python3.11 python3.11-minimal readline-common
    0 upgraded, 26 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
    

    python3-venv python3.11-venv

    I find it odd, because debian does this by default, actually. They account for usecases like yours, and instead you have to edit a config file or use a command line flag to get it to not install recommended dependencies.

    • Morphit
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      21 month ago

      I find it odd, because venv is a “Suggested package”, actually. It isn’t in the list of new packages that will be installed with python3 by default.

      I think the next major release of apt is supposed to be easier to read. Unless Debian neuter it.