[Bug 1614299] Re: install failure on python 3.5

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: python-apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  install failure on python 3.5

Status in python-apt package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Related to expired issue: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source
  /python-apt/+question/285522

  
  snafu$ cd /tmp

  snafu$ pyvenv apt

  snafu$ source apt/bin/activate

  (apt) snafu$ lsb_release -a; uname -a
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
  Release:	16.04
  Codename:	xenial
  Linux snafu 4.4.0-34-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 27 16:06:39 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  (apt) snafu$ pip install python-apt
  Collecting python-apt
    Using cached python-apt-0.7.8.tar.bz2
      Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
        File "/tmp/pip-build-l1pt_xe2/python-apt/setup.py", line 6, in <module>
          from DistUtilsExtra.command import *
      ImportError: No module named 'DistUtilsExtra'
      
      ----------------------------------------
  Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-build-l1pt_xe2/python-apt/
  You are using pip version 8.1.1, however version 8.1.2 is available.
  You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.

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