diff --git a/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/README.rst b/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/README.rst
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+==================
+pip-and-virtualenv
+==================
+
+This element installs pip and virtualenv in the image. If the package
+installtype is used then these programs are installed from distribution
+packages. If the source installtype is used these programs are installed
+from get-pip.py and pip (respectively).
+
+To install pip and virtualenv from package:
+
+  export DIB_INSTALLTYPE_pip_and_virtualenv=package
diff --git a/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/element-deps b/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/element-deps
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+package-installs
+source-repositories
diff --git a/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/install.d/get-pip-py-source-install/01-install-pip b/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/install.d/get-pip-py-source-install/01-install-pip
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ${DIB_DEBUG_TRACE:-0} -gt 0 ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+set -eu
+set -o pipefail
+
+python /tmp/get-pip.py
+pip install virtualenv
diff --git a/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/package-installs.yaml b/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/package-installs.yaml
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+python-pip:
+  installtype: package
+python-virtualenv:
+  installtype: package
diff --git a/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/source-repository-pip-and-virtualenv b/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/source-repository-pip-and-virtualenv
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+get-pip-py file /tmp/get-pip.py https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py