Replace pkg_resources with importlib.metadata #11091
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😮 I'm going to use this everywhere now!
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This touches I guess adding it as a required external dependency for just Python 3.7 is acceptable annoyance if it has clear performance gain. |
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Sorry I'm just noticing this now. |
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This looks great to me, seems like we should adopt importlib.metadata in asdf as well. Thanks for showing us the way!
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@saimn Thanks! Feel free to merge after a rebase. |
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👍 🎊 Python packaging has come a long way since this was last worked on. |
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Just to be sure, can you please rebase? All the CI should be green now. |
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Also, since this introduces a new required dependency, it needs a change log. Alas, the towncrier check doesn't work right now, so you won't get reminded in the status checks. |
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FWIW the importlib-metadata dependency is just a backport for Python 3.7, but I agree it merits a changelog mention. |
Pytest is now also using importlib.metadata so I guess this is no more useful.
Ref astropy#11091 (review) packaging is used in tests and the Sphinx config so we should list it explicitly as a dependency, even if it's already a dependency for pytest and Sphinx.
Ref astropy#11091 (review) packaging is used in tests and the Sphinx config so we should list it explicitly as a dependency, even if it's already a dependency for pytest and Sphinx.
Ref astropy#11091 (review) packaging is used in tests and the Sphinx config so we should list it explicitly as a dependency, even if it's already a dependency for pytest and Sphinx.
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pkg_resourcesvsimportlib.metadata:pkg_resourcesis slow (1, 2, 3), which is the reason why importlib.metadata was added to the stdlib in Python 3.8 (with a backport for 3.7).For instance, importing
astropy.modeling:There is a better alternative, so let's use it ?