core: replace pkg_resources with importlib.metadata
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Needs a backport package until we no longer support Python 3.7; stdlib gained `importlib.metadata` in Python 3.8. I should note that installing with `-r dev-requirements.txt` will always (currently) install the `importlib_metadata` backport because of Sphinx.
Unfortunately this one is *not* yet part of the stdlib in any Python release, but there's no point in removing only *most* uses of the older `pkg_resources` library. Gotta do them *all*.
Adapted the `get_meta_description()` for `EntryPointPlugin` to return the expected format. Could alternatively change the expectation of `test_get_label_entrypoint()`.
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As the Python packaging docs say, entry points are now a PyPA-defined interoperability specification not confined to packages built using `setuptools`, and we should update our docs to reflect that. See https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/entry-points/
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@Exirel I went a bit ham on updating the docs instead of just tweaking the one |
It's not a "setuptools entry point"; it's an "entry point group".
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Followed up with #2268, since the |
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Description
Tin. Performance of
pkg_resourcescan be quite slow (just search all of GitHub issues for "pkg_resources slow"); its use is discouraged by thesetuptoolsproject itself, in favor of the newer modules such asimportlib.metadata.Needs a backport package until we no longer support Python 3.9. stdlib gained
importlib.metadatain Python 3.8, but the ability to "select" inentry_points()won't be added until Python 3.10. I don't mind this, because it takes an implied dependency (setuptoolswas required to install Sopel but not listed inrequirements.txt) and makes it explicit until we can use the stdlib version. My requirement specifier gives the minimum version of theimportlib_metadatabackport that supports selectors.I didn't see a direct equivalent to
pkg_resources.parse_version()inimportlib.metadata; looking at a couple other projects that have already made the move away frompkg_resourcestold me thatpackaging.version.parse()is the way to go.Checklist
make qa(runsmake qualityandmake test)sopel-dnson my local (-e .) SopelTest instance with no issues.Notes
We devs/hackers have been installing
importlib_metadatafor a while without thinking about it, because Sphinx explicitly requires it for install on py<3.10.