[BUG] Bazel image missing python3-distutils

[salrashid123]

Seems python3-distutils is missing from ubuntue even if python3 is installed.

dnsutils is called by bazel while acquiring pip modules specified in the bazel WORKSPACE

Affected builder image

gcr.io/cloud-builders/bazel

Expected Behavior

build python3 application using cloud-builders bazel image

Actual Behavior

fails with full trace below

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

using Dockerfile from cloud-builders here

docker run -ti gcr.io/gcp-runtimes/ubuntu_20_0_4 /bin/bash

then run:

apt-get update && \
apt-get -y install \
    python \
    python3 \
    python-pkg-resources \
    python3-pkg-resources \
    software-properties-common \
    unzip
    
# with python2
root@96b4d92026d6:/# python 
    Python 2.7.18 (default, Jul  1 2022, 12:27:04) 
    [GCC 9.4.0] on linux2
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> from distutils.cmd import Command as DistutilsCommand
    >>> 

# with python3
root@96b4d92026d6:/# python3
    Python 3.8.10 (default, Mar 13 2023, 10:26:41) 
    [GCC 9.4.0] on linux
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> from distutils.cmd import Command as DistutilsCommand
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
    ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils.cmd'

# install
  apt-get install python3-distutils

root@96b4d92026d6:/# python3
    Python 3.8.10 (default, Mar 13 2023, 10:26:41) 
    [GCC 9.4.0] on linux
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> from distutils.cmd import Command as DistutilsCommand
    >>> 

Additional Info

full trace while using image

Step #0 - "build": ERROR: /workspace/WORKSPACE:24:13: fetching whl_library rule //external:my_deps_flask: Traceback (most recent call last):
Step #0 - "build": 	File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/rules_python/python/pip_install/pip_repository.bzl", line 688, column 13, in _whl_library_impl
Step #0 - "build": 		fail("whl_library %s failed: %s (%s)" % (rctx.attr.name, result.stdout, result.stderr))
Step #0 - "build": Error in fail: whl_library my_deps_flask failed:  (Traceback (most recent call last):
Step #0 - "build":   File "/usr/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 194, in _run_module_as_main
Step #0 - "build":     return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
Step #0 - "build":   File "/usr/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code
Step #0 - "build":     exec(code, run_globals)
Step #0 - "build":   File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/pypi__pip/pip/__main__.py", line 29, in <module>
Step #0 - "build":     from pip._internal.cli.main import main as _main
Step #0 - "build":   File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/pypi__pip/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 9, in <module>
Step #0 - "build":     from pip._internal.cli.autocompletion import autocomplete
Step #0 - "build":   File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/pypi__pip/pip/_internal/cli/autocompletion.py", line 10, in <module>
Step #0 - "build":     from pip._internal.cli.main_parser import create_main_parser
Step #0 - "build":   File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/pypi__pip/pip/_internal/cli/main_parser.py", line 9, in <module>
Step #0 - "build":     from pip._internal.build_env import get_runnable_pip
Step #0 - "build":   File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/pypi__pip/pip/_internal/build_env.py", line 20, in <module>
Step #0 - "build":     from pip._internal.cli.spinners import open_spinner
Step #0 - "build":   File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/pypi__pip/pip/_internal/cli/spinners.py", line 9, in <module>
Step #0 - "build":     from pip._internal.utils.logging import get_indentation
Step #0 - "build":   File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/pypi__pip/pip/_internal/utils/logging.py", line 29, in <module>
Step #0 - "build":     from pip._internal.utils.misc import ensure_dir
Step #0 - "build":   File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/pypi__pip/pip/_internal/utils/misc.py", line 42, in <module>
Step #0 - "build":     from pip._internal.locations import get_major_minor_version
Step #0 - "build":   File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/pypi__pip/pip/_internal/locations/__init__.py", line 67, in <module>
Step #0 - "build":     from . import _distutils
Step #0 - "build":   File "/builder/home/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/eab0d61a99b6696edb3d2aff87b585e8/external/pypi__pip/pip/_internal/locations/_distutils.py", line 20, in <module>
Step #0 - "build":     from distutils.cmd import Command as DistutilsCommand
Step #0 - "build": ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils.cmd'
Step #0 - "build": Traceback (most recent call last):