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| -rw-r--r-- | changelog.d/2232.breaking.rst | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | setuptools/distutils_patch.py | 2 |
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diff --git a/changelog.d/2232.breaking.rst b/changelog.d/2232.breaking.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b2fd926f --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/2232.breaking.rst @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Once again, Setuptools overrides the stdlib distutils on import. For environments or invocations where this behavior is undesirable, users are provided with a temporary escape hatch. If the environment variable ``SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS`` is set to ``stdlib``, Setuptools will fall back to the legacy behavior. Use of this escape hatch is discouraged, but it is provided to ease the transition while proper fixes for edge cases can be addressed. diff --git a/setuptools/distutils_patch.py b/setuptools/distutils_patch.py index c5f273dd..e6b2aad5 100644 --- a/setuptools/distutils_patch.py +++ b/setuptools/distutils_patch.py @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def enabled(): """ Allow selection of distutils by environment variable. """ - which = os.environ.get('SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS', 'stdlib') + which = os.environ.get('SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS', 'local') return which == 'local' |