python v2 plugin: update pip properly
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Current evaluation
Rejected and abandoned. Maintainers deemed the automatic pip update a breaking change and redundant compared to existing dependency management methods. The contributor closed the pull request without merging.
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Issue body
Prior to this commit, pip wouldn't be updated properly.
With this commit, pip wheel and setuptools will be updated automatically,
this behaviour can be turned off with the 'update-pip: false' attribute,
in which case the original pip (e.g, from the base) will be used.
- [Y] Have you followed the [guidelines for contributing](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)?
- [Y] Have you signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/)?
- [Y] Have you successfully run `./runtests.sh static`?
- [Y] Have you successfully run `./runtests.sh tests/unit`?
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Rejected and abandoned. Maintainers deemed the automatic pip update a breaking change and redundant compared to existing dependency management methods. The contributor closed the pull request without merging. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Proposed automatic pip and setuptools updates via a toggle. Maintainer rejected it as a breaking change, preferring requirements files instead. Contributor accepted the feedback and closed the pull request. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Maintainer rejected the change as a breaking change, preferring existing dependency management via requirements files. The contributor accepted the feedback and closed the pull request without merging. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1616032 python2 plugin expects pip to be called pip2 | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | The python2 plugin fails when pip is not named pip2. The report was abandoned and closed without resolution or fix, due to zero comments and inactivity. |