- Update to 67.6.0:
* Deprecations
+ #3434: Added deprecation warning for pkg_resources.declare_namespace.
* Breaking Changes
+ #3741: Removed patching of distutils._msvccompiler.gen_lib_options for
compatibility with Numpy < 1.11.2 -- by :user:`mgorny`
+ #2497: Support for PEP 440 non-conforming versions has been removed.
* Changes
+ #3804: Added caching for supported wheel tags.
+ #3846: Added pruning heuristics to PackageFinder based on exclude.
+ #3843: Although pkg_resources has been discouraged for use, some
projects still consider pkg_resources viable for usage. This change
makes it clear that pkg_resources should not be used, emitting a
DeprecationWarning when imported.
+ #3809: Merge with distutils@8c3c3d29, including fix for
sysconfig.get_python_inc() (pypa/distutils#178), fix for segfault on
MinGW (pypa/distutils#196), and better has_function
support (pypa/distutils#195, #3648).
+ #3795: Ensured that __file__ is an absolute path when executing setup.py
as part of setuptools.build_meta.
+ #3685: Fix improper usage of deprecated/removed pkgutil APIs in
Python 3.12+.
+ #3769: Replace 'appdirs' with 'platformdirs'.
* Misc
+ #3838: Improved error messages for pyproject.toml validations.
+ #3839: Fixed pkg_resources errors caused when parsing metadata of
packages that are already installed but do not conform with PEP 440.
+ #3823: Fixes egg_info code path triggered during integration with pip.
+ #3782: Fixed problem with file directive in tool.setuptools.dynamic
when value is a simple string instead of list.