Trying to install a addon in Blender throws a python error.
import ensurepip
ModuleNotFoundError: No module names `ensurepip`
So then I tried
python3 -m ensurepip
/usr/bin/python3: No module named ensurepip
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
error: externally-managed-environment
× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
install.
If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
sure you have python3-full installed.
If you wish to install a non-Debian packaged Python application,
it may be easiest to use pipx install xyz, which will manage a
virtual environment for you. Make sure you have pipx installed.
See /usr/share/doc/python3.11/README.venv for more information.
note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
Feeling a theme developing here, I then tried
sudo apt install python3-pip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
python3-pip is already the newest version (23.0.1+dfsg-1).
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.
Because I already knew I had installed pip a long while back.
And I am stuck because I don't know what to do now. I do not use python for anything so have no idea what the real error is here, all I can do is trust python and follow the instructions it gave me, which got me to here.
I've seen some stuff about using venv for projects but as I understand venv, which is to say that I don't understand venv, it sets up a virtual environment to run python for a project with it's own private environment, but I'm not running a project I'm running Blender or am I expected to setup a venv then run Blender from the cli within that venv?
Like I said, I don't use python for anything so I have no clue what to do now, and frankly if the answer is to run Blender from cli then I have to say that leaves a sour taste in my mouth.
Kubuntu 23.04
Python 3.11.2
Blender 3.4.1
System is up to date.
