chore(deps): "setuptools" is not required at runtime

[a-detiste]

Hi,

We applied this patch on Debian today:

https://salsa.debian.org/fonts-team/gftools/-/commit/4c607d70fda6ddcc65a77e2c472b8313d5a2d77c

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request refines the project's dependency management by accurately reflecting its runtime requirements. It specifically removes setuptools from the list of runtime dependencies, acknowledging its role as primarily a build-time tool rather than an essential component for the application's execution. This adjustment contributes to a more precise and potentially leaner dependency tree.

Highlights

• Dependency Management: The setuptools package has been removed from the runtime dependencies list in pyproject.toml.

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Code Review

This pull request removes setuptools from the project's runtime dependencies in pyproject.toml. This is a correct and beneficial change. My review of the codebase confirms that setuptools is not used at runtime. The project correctly uses importlib.metadata for package introspection, which is the modern approach and avoids a runtime dependency on setuptools. Furthermore, setuptools is explicitly on a denylist within the project's own dependency resolution logic, which reinforces the fact that it is not intended as a runtime dependency. This change reduces unnecessary dependency bloat for end-users. I approve of this merge.

[simoncozens]

Thanks for this, @a-detiste! (No particular thanks to the other guy, though.)