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Use of `pkg_resources` is deprecated

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https://github.com/fastai/nbdev/blob/96deb7a03bf2cf79a04e1878f67ce099e434e97f/setup.py#L5-L7

This is a friendly reminder, to tackle this in the future.

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https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html

Use of pkg_resources is deprecated in favor of [importlib.resources](https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/importlib.resources.html#module-importlib.resources), [importlib.metadata](https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/importlib.metadata.html#module-importlib.metadata) and their backports ([importlib_resources](https://pypi.org/project/importlib_resources), [importlib_metadata](https://pypi.org/project/importlib_metadata)). Some useful APIs are also provided by [packaging](https://pypi.org/project/packaging) (e.g. requirements and version parsing). Users should refrain from new usage of pkg_resources and should work to port to importlib-based solutions.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the linked lines 5–7 in setup.py and identify the current pkg_resources usage. Check the linked setuptools and Python importlib guidance, then verify that setup.py no longer relies on the deprecated API and that the project’s packaging checks still pass.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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