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"PEP 453 – Explicit bootstrapping of pip in Python installations" https://peps.python.org/pep-0453/#changes-to-virtual-environ... :

> Python 3.3 included a standard library approach to virtual Python environments through the venv module. Since its release it has become clear that very few users have been willing to use this feature directly, in part due to the lack of an installer present by default inside of the virtual environment. They have instead opted to continue using the virtualenv package which does include pip installed by default.

"why venv install old pip?" re: `python -m ensurepip && python -m pip install -U pip` https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/74813