How to fix error: cannot find the python “fuse” module; please install it

Problem:

When running bup fuse, you see this error message

error: cannot find the python "fuse" module; please install it

Solution:

On Ubuntu or other debian-based systems, just install the package using apt:

sudo apt -y install python3-fuse

Otherwise, install it using pip:

sudo pip3 install fuse-python