Python versions above 3.8 should not be reported as OK

[rakotomandimby]

Describe the bug

On rolling releases Linux systems, where Python is regularily updated to the latest version, the BASH install script reports, for example Python version 3.11.3 to be OK:

[mihamina@arch-00 ~]$ curl -L https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCli | bash
[...]
Running install script.
-- Verifying Python version.
-- Python version 3.11.3 okay.
[...]

This is currently wrong, because Az CLI installs virtualenv-16.7.11 which still uses the distutils module, which is hard deprecated: https://peps.python.org/pep-0632/

This leads to :

-- Executing: ['/usr/bin/python3', 'virtualenv.py', '--python', '/usr/bin/python3', '/home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli']
/tmp/tmpn0w4l6w9/virtualenv-16.7.11/virtualenv.py:24: 
    DeprecationWarning: The distutils package is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.12. 
    Use setuptools or check PEP 632 for potential alternatives
  import distutils.spawn

/tmp/tmpn0w4l6w9/virtualenv-16.7.11/virtualenv.py:25: 
    DeprecationWarning: The distutils.sysconfig module is deprecated, use sysconfig instead
  import distutils.sysconfig

Already using interpreter /usr/bin/python3
Using base prefix '/usr'
New python executable in /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python3
Also creating executable in /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python
ERROR: The executable /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python3 is not functioning
ERROR: It thinks sys.prefix is '/usr' (should be '/home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli')
ERROR: virtualenv is not compatible with this system or executable

Related command

curl -L https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCli | bash

Errors

[mihamina@arch-00 ~]$ curl -L https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCli | bash
[...]
Running install script.
-- Verifying Python version.
-- Python version 3.11.3 okay.

[...]

-- Executing: ['/usr/bin/python3', 'virtualenv.py', '--python', '/usr/bin/python3', '/home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli']
/tmp/tmpn0w4l6w9/virtualenv-16.7.11/virtualenv.py:24: 
    DeprecationWarning: The distutils package is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.12. 
    Use setuptools or check PEP 632 for potential alternatives
  import distutils.spawn

/tmp/tmpn0w4l6w9/virtualenv-16.7.11/virtualenv.py:25: 
    DeprecationWarning: The distutils.sysconfig module is deprecated, use sysconfig instead
  import distutils.sysconfig

Already using interpreter /usr/bin/python3
Using base prefix '/usr'
New python executable in /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python3
Also creating executable in /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python
ERROR: The executable /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python3 is not functioning
ERROR: It thinks sys.prefix is '/usr' (should be '/home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli')
ERROR: virtualenv is not compatible with this system or executable

Issue script & Debug output

[mihamina@arch-00 ~]$ curl -L https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCli | bash
[...]
Running install script.
-- Verifying Python version.
-- Python version 3.11.3 okay.

[...]

-- Executing: ['/usr/bin/python3', 'virtualenv.py', '--python', '/usr/bin/python3', '/home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli']
/tmp/tmpn0w4l6w9/virtualenv-16.7.11/virtualenv.py:24: 
    DeprecationWarning: The distutils package is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.12. 
    Use setuptools or check PEP 632 for potential alternatives
  import distutils.spawn

/tmp/tmpn0w4l6w9/virtualenv-16.7.11/virtualenv.py:25: 
    DeprecationWarning: The distutils.sysconfig module is deprecated, use sysconfig instead
  import distutils.sysconfig

Already using interpreter /usr/bin/python3
Using base prefix '/usr'
New python executable in /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python3
Also creating executable in /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python
ERROR: The executable /home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli/bin/python3 is not functioning
ERROR: It thinks sys.prefix is '/usr' (should be '/home/mihamina/lib/azure-cli')
ERROR: virtualenv is not compatible with this system or executable

Expected behavior

Expectation is just that the install script executes.

Environment Summary

Az CLI cannot be installed.

Additional context

No response

[yonzhan]

Thank you for opening this issue, we will look into it.

[jiasli]

I believe you are following https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?pivots=script, but this script is also almost "deprecated". You may use other approaches to install Azure CLI:

• Use a native package manager, such as apt, dnf and tdnf: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli
• Manually create a virtual environment with built-in library venv and install with pip: [Doc] Add doc for installing Azure CLI with pip #20476

[rakotomandimby]

@jiasli ,

I use ArchLinux, the package manager is Pacman, provid ethe package and I will use it.

Otherwise, if the code we are talking about is deprecated, we have to requalify this issue to "Mark this script or documentation as deprecated"

Or also, we can requalify this to "Update the documentation"

[rakotomandimby]

@jiasli , Never mind: I will adopt the non-official new way https://mihamina.rktmb.org/2023/06/azurecli-custom-python.html