[pypy-dev] no module named 'backports' error when vmprof executed with pypy

[Shubha Ramani]

shubha at shubha-Z170X-UD5:/opt/vtune_pypy$ pypy-v -m vmprof fib.py/usr/bin/pypy-v: No module named backports; 'vmprof' is a package and cannot be directly executed
However when I do python -m vmprof fib.py it works. 
Based on a quick Google search there doesn't seem to be a package called 'backports' which caneasily be installed via pip or easy_install.
I'm on Ubuntu 16.04. Any clues ?
Thanks,
Shubha
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