John Snow <js...@redhat.com> writes:
> setuptools is a package that replaces the python stdlib 'distutils'. It > is generally installed by all venv-creating tools "by default". It isn't > actually needed at runtime for the qemu package, so our own setup.cfg > does not mention it as a dependency. > > However, tox will create virtual environments that include it, and will > upgrade it to the very latest version. the 'venv' tool will also include > whichever version your host system happens to have. > > Unfortunately, setuptools version 60.0.0 and above include a hack to > forcibly overwrite python's built-in distutils. The pylint tool that we > use to run code analysis checks on this package relies on distutils and > suffers regressions when setuptools >= 60.0.0 is present at all, see > https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/5704 > > Instruct tox and the 'check-dev' targets to avoid setuptools packages > that are too new, for now. Pipenv is unaffected, because setuptools 60 > does not offer Python 3.6 support, and our pipenv config is pinned > against Python 3.6. > > Signed-off-by: John Snow <js...@redhat.com> > --- > python/Makefile | 2 ++ > python/setup.cfg | 1 + > 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+) > Reviewed-by: Cleber Rosa <cr...@redhat.com> Tested-by: Cleber Rosa <cr...@redhat.com>
