[3.6] bpo-30964: Mention ensurepip in package installation docs (GH-2… · python/cpython@df5837b (original) (raw)

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@@ -211,6 +211,17 @@ On such systems, it is often better to use a virtual environment or a
211 211 per-user installation when installing packages with ``pip``.
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214 +Pip not installed
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217 +It is possible that ``pip`` does not get installed by default. One potential fix is::
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221 +There are also additional resources for `installing pip.
222 +https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/#install-pip-setuptools-and-wheel`__
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214 225 Installing binary extensions
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