Merge pull request #3546 from branfosj/20250102113646_new_pr_python

switch default to `install_pip=True` in `python.py`

easybuild/easyblocks/p/python.py

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def extra_options():
         """Add extra config options specific to Python."""
         extra_vars = {
             'ebpythonprefixes': [True, "Create sitecustomize.py and allow use of $EBPYTHONPREFIXES", CUSTOM],
-            'install_pip': [False,
+            'install_pip': [True,
                             "Use the ensurepip module (Python 2.7.9+, 3.4+) to install the bundled versions "
                             "of pip and setuptools into Python. You _must_ then use pip for upgrading "
                             "pip & setuptools by installing newer versions as extensions!",

test/easyblocks/init_easyblocks.py

@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ def innertest(self):
         elif easyblock_fn == 'paraver.py':
             # custom easyblock for Paraver requires version >= 4.7
             innertest = make_inner_test(easyblock, version='4.8')
+        elif easyblock_fn in ['python.py', 'tkinter.py']:
+            # custom easyblock for Python (ensurepip) requires version >= 3.4.0
+            innertest = make_inner_test(easyblock, version='3.4.0')
         elif easyblock_fn == 'torchvision.py':
             # torchvision easyblock requires that PyTorch is listed as dependency
             innertest = make_inner_test(easyblock, name='torchvision', deps=[('PyTorch', '1.12.1')])

test/easyblocks/module.py

@@ -471,6 +471,9 @@ def innertest(self):
         elif eb_fn == 'paraver.py':
             # custom easyblock for Paraver requires version >= 4.7
             innertest = make_inner_test(easyblock, name='Paraver', version='4.8')
+        elif eb_fn in ['python.py', 'tkinter.py']:
+            # custom easyblock for Python (ensurepip) requires version >= 3.4.0
+            innertest = make_inner_test(easyblock, name=eb_fn.replace('_', '-')[:-3], version='3.4.0')
         elif eb_fn == 'torchvision.py':
             # torchvision easyblock requires that PyTorch is listed as dependency
             extra_txt = "dependencies = [('PyTorch', '1.12.1')]"