venv issues

[Peter Otten]

Nicholas Cole wrote:

> I'm using python3.5 (installed from binaries) on the latest OS X.
> 
> I have a curious issue with virtual environments on this machine (but
> not on my other machine).
> 
> 
> $ python3.5 -m venv testenv
> $ source testenv/bin/activate
> (testenv)$ python -m pip
> /private/tmp/testenv/bin/python: No module named pip
> $
> 
> Logging in as a different user and creating a venv works perfectly, so
> it's clearly a config issue somewhere, but I've tried removing
> ~/.bashrc and ~/.bash_profile and that doesn't help.

Does 

$ which python3.5

(before sourcing bin/activate) point to the same python for both users?

> 
> The sys.path for that venv is: ['',
> '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/lib/python35.zip',
> '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/lib/python3.5',
> '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/lib/python3.5/plat-
darwin',
> '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/lib/python3.5/lib-
dynload',
> '/private/tmp/testenv/lib/python3.5/site-packages']
> 
> I'm sure I'm overlooking something obvious, but can anyone suggest what?
> 
> Nicholas