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[Bug 1870353] Re: mypaint 2.0 fails to start - missing python module 'distutils.spawn'

 

Ubuntu desktop 20.04 development branch up to date to latest @ 2/4/2020

After install and launching mypaint, a crash report window jumps open
(see screenshot attached)

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Title:
  mypaint 2.0 fails to start - missing python module 'distutils.spawn'

Status in mypaint package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  In focal, mypaint 2.0 fails to start with:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/mypaint", line 310, in <module>
      main.main(
    File "/usr/lib/mypaint/gui/main.py", line 225, in main
      run()
    File "/usr/lib/mypaint/gui/main.py", line 186, in run
      from gui import application
    File "/usr/lib/mypaint/gui/application.py", line 97, in <module>
      import gui.profiling
    File "/usr/lib/mypaint/gui/profiling.py", line 22, in <module>
      from distutils.spawn import find_executable
  ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils.spawn'

  This can be fixed by installing the python3-distutils package.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: mypaint 2.0.0-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu22
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Thu Apr  2 14:43:42 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-12-24 (100 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20191224)
  SourcePackage: mypaint
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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