No module named '_ctypes'

[YoSTEALTH]

BPO	32401
Nosy	@YoSTEALTH, @yan12125
Superseder	bpo-31652: make install fails: no module _ctypes

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2017-12-27.22:59:03.235>
created_at = <Date 2017-12-21.19:25:02.994>
labels = ['3.7', 'build', 'expert-installation']
title = "No module named '_ctypes'"
updated_at = <Date 2018-07-08.03:35:10.775>
user = 'https://github.com/YoSTEALTH'

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activity = <Date 2018-07-08.03:35:10.775>
actor = 'martin.panter'
assignee = 'none'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2017-12-27.22:59:03.235>
closer = 'YoSTEALTH'
components = ['Installation']
creation = <Date 2017-12-21.19:25:02.994>
creator = 'YoSTEALTH'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 32401
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messages = ['308897', '308926', '309109']
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nosy_names = ['YoSTEALTH', 'yan12125']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = '31652'
type = 'compile error'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32401'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

[YoSTEALTH]

I tried to install python3.7.0a3 just to test it out and i keep getting error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/psi/Python-3.7.0a3/Lib/runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "/tmp/psi/Python-3.7.0a3/Lib/runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/tmp/psi/Python-3.7.0a3/Lib/ensurepip/__main__.py", line 5, in <module>
    sys.exit(ensurepip._main())
  File "/tmp/psi/Python-3.7.0a3/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py", line 204, in _main
    default_pip=args.default_pip,
  File "/tmp/psi/Python-3.7.0a3/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py", line 117, in _bootstrap
    return _run_pip(args + [p[0] for p in _PROJECTS], additional_paths)
  File "/tmp/psi/Python-3.7.0a3/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py", line 27, in _run_pip
    import pip
  File "/tmp/tmpuwh0fjm1/pip-9.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl/pip/__init__.py", line 28, in <module>
  File "/tmp/tmpuwh0fjm1/pip-9.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl/pip/vcs/mercurial.py", line 9, in <module>
  File "/tmp/tmpuwh0fjm1/pip-9.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl/pip/download.py", line 36, in <module>
  File "/tmp/tmpuwh0fjm1/pip-9.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl/pip/utils/glibc.py", line 4, in <module>
  File "/tmp/psi/Python-3.7.0a3/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
    from _ctypes import Union, Structure, Array
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_ctypes'
Makefile:1108: recipe for target 'install' failed
make: *** [install] Error 1

System:
Linux (4.10.0-42-generic) 64bit

I have installed 3.6.0 and 3.6.4 without any problems.

[yan12125]

Most likely the same issue as bpo-31652. Passing --without-ensurepip to ./configure is a workaround.

[YoSTEALTH]

Yes, it does work without pip.