This was due to an incompatibility between the way pip and setuptools manage their vendored modules. The problem was worked around by a change in the Debian python-pip package (20.0.2-4) which was sync'ed into Ubuntu. It's not a virtualenv bug.
python-pip | 20.0.2-5ubuntu1 | focal/universe | source python-pip | 20.0.2-5ubuntu1 | groovy/universe | source ** Changed in: python-virtualenv (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1869431 Title: TypeError: '>' not supported between instances of 'Version' and 'Version' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-virtualenv/+bug/1869431/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs