[issue33142] Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding on Debian/Python 3.6.4 source build

Ned Deily added the comment: Since python3.6 is regularly built with various Debian releases, this seems unlikely to be a problem in Python itself. Suggest you verify that no venv or virtualenv is in use or that PYTHON* environment variables are set or that no modifications

[issue33142] Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding on Debian/Python 3.6.4 source build

Change by Andreas Jung : -- components: +Installation ___ Python tracker ___

[issue33142] Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding on Debian/Python 3.6.4 source build

Change by Andreas Jung : -- title: Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding -> Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding on Debian/Python 3.6.4 source build ___

[issue33142] Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding

New submission from Andreas Jung : Unable to build Python 3.6.4 from sources on a fresh Debian system: @plone /tmp/Python-3.6.4 $ cat /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)" NAME="Debian GNU/Linux" VERSION_ID="9" VERSION="9 (stretch)" ID=debian