[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 632: Deprecate distutils module

Sept. 4, 2020

      I have been using standard distutils for large C extensions without
any issues.

Since distutils does not change, why remove it? It is a lot of work
for people with little gain.

I'd really like to build C extensions without downloading an external
package.

Features like C++ support have not been worked on for more than a
decade.  Are the setuptools maintainers planning to address these
issues now?
...
* Modules/_decimal/tests/formathelper.py
elif find_executable('locale'):
        locale_list = subprocess.Popen(["locale", "-a"],
                          stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]

One of the many things that just work out of the box.  -10 on removing
distutils from the stdlib.  Freezing it is fine.

Stefan Krah