RE: [PATCH 0/3] bindings: python: drop dependency on distutils

[Vincent Fazio <vfazio@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 7:18 AM
> To: Vincent Fazio <vfazio@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Phil Howard <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> Kent Gibson <warthog618@xxxxxxxxx>; Linus Walleij
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> Cc: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx>; linux-
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> Subject: [External] - [PATCH 0/3] bindings: python: drop dependency on
> distutils
> 
> Python tests depend on the distutils package which not only is an external
> dependency but is also deprecated. This series replaces it with version
> parsing implemented in the C extension.

Running the tests will no longer require a third party library.

However, building the tests to run them still requires setuptools which is not in the stdlib.

While it's not deprecated and should be common on distributions, I have some slight concerns we may be kicking a can but none so big that should hold this up.


> 
> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx>


Reviewed-By: Vincent Fazio <vfazio@xxxxxxxxxxx>