cancervariants / cancervariants/therapy-normalization

use `pkgutil` for relative paths to data files

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Description

Branching from `__file__` limits some portability edge cases:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6028000/how-to-read-a-static-file-from-inside-a-python-package/58941536#58941536

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Research direction

Start by locating the package data-file paths that are derived from __file__, then read the linked pkgutil guidance for the portability issue. Done means those resource lookups no longer depend on the current __file__ approach and still work across the supported packaging environments.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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