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		bombolo on Dec 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python 3.11 Delivers Well they removed distutils from the standard library so I guess the consensus is that they gave up?

folkrav on Dec 15, 2022 [–]

They're just pushing for people to switch from distutils to setuptools, which is also under the PyPA.

bombolo on Dec 15, 2022 | [–]

But must be installed separately. Is this incorrect?

uranusjr on Dec 15, 2022 | | [–]

Yes and no. It is technically a separate installation, but is installed automatically.

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