[GH-ISSUE #223] Replace usage of pkg_resources with importlib_resources #172

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opened 2026-02-27 22:08:26 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

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Originally created by @khmikkelsen on GitHub (Aug 22, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/issues/223

Replace pkg_resources with importlib_resources as ytmusicapi's usage is limited to the scope of importlib_resources's, and pkg_resources have issues related to python 3.9 with LegacyVersion being deprecated and defaulting to this as mentioned in:

While the issue has been known for a while, fixes are not merged yet.
Motivation for this issue: https://github.com/AppDaemon/appdaemon/issues/1336

Originally created by @khmikkelsen on GitHub (Aug 22, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/issues/223 Replace `pkg_resources` with [importlib_resources](https://github.com/python/importlib_resources) as ytmusicapi's usage is limited to the scope of `importlib_resources`'s, and `pkg_resources` have issues related to python 3.9 with `LegacyVersion `being deprecated and defaulting to this as mentioned in: - <https://github.com/pypa/packaging/issues/368> - <https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/2497> - <https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/2466> - <https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/2497> - <https://github.com/pypa/packaging/pull/407> While the issue has been known for a while, fixes are not merged yet. Motivation for this issue: <https://github.com/AppDaemon/appdaemon/issues/1336>

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kerem commented

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@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2021):

I like your suggestion to use importlib_resources, but it requires an additional dependency for older Python versions which wasn't needed before. I've chosen to go with an alternate approach that will eliminate the need for pkg_resources.

@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2021): I like your suggestion to use `importlib_resources`, but it requires an additional dependency for older Python versions which wasn't needed before. I've chosen to go with an alternate approach that will eliminate the need for `pkg_resources`.