fwiw, i can verify that:
$ diff -u /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/virtualenv.py.dist 
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/virtualenv.py  
--- /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/virtualenv.py.dist   2015-07-17 
11:34:27.019820883 -0400
+++ /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/virtualenv.py        2015-07-17 
11:34:29.887856748 -0400
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@
             raise
     for project in DEBIAN_WHEEL_DEPS:
         wheel_names = glob.glob(
-            '/usr/share/python-wheels/{}-*.whl'.format(project))
+            '/usr/share/python-wheels/{0}-*.whl'.format(project))
         if len(wheel_names) == 0:
             raise RuntimeError('missing dependency wheel %s' % project)
         assert len(wheel_names) == 1, wheel_names

that makes virtualenv seemingly functional for me. 
found that at
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=754248

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #754248
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=754248

** Also affects: python-virtualenv (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=754248
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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