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Revert "Remove pkg_resources"
stephenfin Feb 10, 2026
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Revert "Removed latent references to pkg_resources."
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docs: Update pkg_resources deprecation warnings
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ruff: Ignore 'pkg_resources' dir
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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion docs/deprecated/pkg_resources.rst
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Expand Up @@ -14,11 +14,17 @@ Package Discovery and Resource Access using ``pkg_resources``
``pkg_resources`` issued official deprecation warnings as early as
``setuptools`` **v67.5.0**.

.. version-removed:: v82.0.0
.. version-changed:: v82.0.0
``pkg_resources`` is no longer maintained, no longer used internally by
``setuptools``, and is no longer included in current
distributions/installations as of ``setuptools`` **v82.0.0**.

.. version-changed:: 83.0.0
``pkg_resources`` is reintroduced but remains deprecated and should not
be used by new project. Existing projects should continue to migrate
away from it, as discussed below. No new features or bugfixes will be
accepted for this package.

Projects must migrate away from ``pkg_resources``. The recommended
replacements are:

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions newsfragments/5174.bugfix.rst
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The ``pkg_resources`` package has been restored. It remains deprecated and
should not be used for new packages. Existing users should migrate to a
replacement as soon as possible. No new features or bug fixes will be accepted
for this package.
11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions pkg_resources/README.rst
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``pkg_resources``
=================

.. warning::

``pkg_resources`` is considered deprecated and frozen. No new features or
bug fixes will be accepted for this package.

The legacy ``pkg_resources``. For more information, see `the documentation`__.

.. __: https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/deprecated/pkg_resources.html
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