Use setuptools instead of distutils #106
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Our build tool attempts to pass all python packages the
egg_info
command, which allows controlling where the egg_info gets generated in order to do an out-of-source build. This fails on some older distutils setups, eg:This should be a safe, drop in replacement.
Some context: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25337706/setuptools-vs-distutils-why-is-distutils-still-a-thing