Mention possible need for python3.9-venv

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Chaz Larson 2 years ago
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@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ You need to use Python 3.9, not Python 3.10. There's one specific requirement t
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If you're running a recent distro, say Ubuntu 18.04 or better, chances are Python 3 is already installed. You can verify this with:
First let's check if it's installed already:
```
python3 --version
```
If this doesn't return a version number, you'll need to get Python 3 installed. Describing this for any arbitrary linux is out of scope here, but if you're using Ubuntu, [this](https://phoenixnap.com/kb/how-to-install-python-3-ubuntu) might be useful.
If this doesn't return `3.9.[something]`, you'll need to get Python 3.9 installed. Describing this for any arbitrary linux is out of scope here, but if you're using Ubuntu, [this](https://techviewleo.com/how-to-install-python-on-ubuntu-linux/) might be useful.
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@ -168,6 +169,18 @@ This walkthrough is going to use a "virtual environment", since that provides a
```
python3 -m venv pmm-venv
```
If you see an error like:
```
Error: Command '['/home/mroche/Plex-Meta-Manager/pmm-venv/bin/python3', '-Im', 'ensurepip', '--upgrade', '--default-pip']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
```
You probably need to make sure the Python 3.9-specific virtualenv support library is installed.
On Linux [which is the one platform where this was seen at this point]:
```
sudo apt-get install python3.9-venv
```
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