[PROTON-2526] [Python] distutils will soon be removed from Python, we should stop using it

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: proton-c-0.38.0
• Component/s: python-binding
• Assignee: Andrew Stitcher
• Reporter: Andrew Stitcher
• Created: 01/Apr/22 21:08
• Updated: 11/Nov/22 14:37
• Resolved: 07/Apr/22 22:02

Description

Distutils is slated to be removed from Python 3.12. We should remove all uses of it and use something else instead (either sysconfig or setuptools as appropriate)

Issue Links

• is related to: PROTON-2534 Compilation failure on CentOS 7: error: 'for' loop initial declarations are only allowed in C99 mode