DeprecationWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API in utils/module.py #7559
Description
The following warning has appeared in our pytest output:
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python/envs/venv_sct/lib/python3.9/site-packages/monai/utils/module.py:396
/home/runner/work/spinalcordtoolbox/spinalcordtoolbox/python/envs/venv_sct/lib/python3.9/site-packages/monai/utils/module.py:396:"""
DeprecationWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API.
See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html
pkg = __import__(module) # top level module
"""MONAI version: 1.3.0
Skimming the MONAI source code, it seems like MONAI made this an optional import in #2482:
Line 591 in ec63e06
But, it seems like pkg_resources shouldn't be used at all: https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html