diff --git a/changelog.d/3674.change.rst b/changelog.d/3674.change.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e90e16eb5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3674.change.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Sync with pypa/distutils@e0787fa, including pypa/distutils#183 updating distutils to use the Python logging framework.
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/README b/setuptools/_distutils/README
deleted file mode 100644
index 23f488506f..0000000000
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-This directory contains the Distutils package.
-
-There's a full documentation available at:
-
-    http://docs.python.org/distutils/
-
-The Distutils-SIG web page is also a good starting point:
-
-    http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/
-
-$Id$
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/__init__.py b/setuptools/_distutils/__init__.py
index b3ac0146cb..1a188c35cb 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/__init__.py
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
-"""distutils
-
-The main package for the Python Module Distribution Utilities.  Normally
-used from a setup script as
-
-   from distutils.core import setup
-
-   setup (...)
-"""
-
 import sys
 import importlib
 
-__version__ = sys.version[: sys.version.index(' ')]
+__version__, _, _ = sys.version.partition(' ')
 
 
 try:
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/_collections.py b/setuptools/_distutils/_collections.py
index 98fce8008d..02556614a5 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/_collections.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/_collections.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import collections
+import functools
 import itertools
+import operator
 
 
 # from jaraco.collections 3.5.1
@@ -54,3 +56,139 @@ def __contains__(self, other):
 
     def __len__(self):
         return len(list(iter(self)))
+
+
+# from jaraco.collections 3.7
+class RangeMap(dict):
+    """
+    A dictionary-like object that uses the keys as bounds for a range.
+    Inclusion of the value for that range is determined by the
+    key_match_comparator, which defaults to less-than-or-equal.
+    A value is returned for a key if it is the first key that matches in
+    the sorted list of keys.
+
+    One may supply keyword parameters to be passed to the sort function used
+    to sort keys (i.e. key, reverse) as sort_params.
+
+    Let's create a map that maps 1-3 -> 'a', 4-6 -> 'b'
+
+    >>> r = RangeMap({3: 'a', 6: 'b'})  # boy, that was easy
+    >>> r[1], r[2], r[3], r[4], r[5], r[6]
+    ('a', 'a', 'a', 'b', 'b', 'b')
+
+    Even float values should work so long as the comparison operator
+    supports it.
+
+    >>> r[4.5]
+    'b'
+
+    But you'll notice that the way rangemap is defined, it must be open-ended
+    on one side.
+
+    >>> r[0]
+    'a'
+    >>> r[-1]
+    'a'
+
+    One can close the open-end of the RangeMap by using undefined_value
+
+    >>> r = RangeMap({0: RangeMap.undefined_value, 3: 'a', 6: 'b'})
+    >>> r[0]
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+    KeyError: 0
+
+    One can get the first or last elements in the range by using RangeMap.Item
+
+    >>> last_item = RangeMap.Item(-1)
+    >>> r[last_item]
+    'b'
+
+    .last_item is a shortcut for Item(-1)
+
+    >>> r[RangeMap.last_item]
+    'b'
+
+    Sometimes it's useful to find the bounds for a RangeMap
+
+    >>> r.bounds()
+    (0, 6)
+
+    RangeMap supports .get(key, default)
+
+    >>> r.get(0, 'not found')
+    'not found'
+
+    >>> r.get(7, 'not found')
+    'not found'
+
+    One often wishes to define the ranges by their left-most values,
+    which requires use of sort params and a key_match_comparator.
+
+    >>> r = RangeMap({1: 'a', 4: 'b'},
+    ...     sort_params=dict(reverse=True),
+    ...     key_match_comparator=operator.ge)
+    >>> r[1], r[2], r[3], r[4], r[5], r[6]
+    ('a', 'a', 'a', 'b', 'b', 'b')
+
+    That wasn't nearly as easy as before, so an alternate constructor
+    is provided:
+
+    >>> r = RangeMap.left({1: 'a', 4: 'b', 7: RangeMap.undefined_value})
+    >>> r[1], r[2], r[3], r[4], r[5], r[6]
+    ('a', 'a', 'a', 'b', 'b', 'b')
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, source, sort_params={}, key_match_comparator=operator.le):
+        dict.__init__(self, source)
+        self.sort_params = sort_params
+        self.match = key_match_comparator
+
+    @classmethod
+    def left(cls, source):
+        return cls(
+            source, sort_params=dict(reverse=True), key_match_comparator=operator.ge
+        )
+
+    def __getitem__(self, item):
+        sorted_keys = sorted(self.keys(), **self.sort_params)
+        if isinstance(item, RangeMap.Item):
+            result = self.__getitem__(sorted_keys[item])
+        else:
+            key = self._find_first_match_(sorted_keys, item)
+            result = dict.__getitem__(self, key)
+            if result is RangeMap.undefined_value:
+                raise KeyError(key)
+        return result
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        """
+        Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default.
+        If default is not given, it defaults to None, so that this method
+        never raises a KeyError.
+        """
+        try:
+            return self[key]
+        except KeyError:
+            return default
+
+    def _find_first_match_(self, keys, item):
+        is_match = functools.partial(self.match, item)
+        matches = list(filter(is_match, keys))
+        if matches:
+            return matches[0]
+        raise KeyError(item)
+
+    def bounds(self):
+        sorted_keys = sorted(self.keys(), **self.sort_params)
+        return (sorted_keys[RangeMap.first_item], sorted_keys[RangeMap.last_item])
+
+    # some special values for the RangeMap
+    undefined_value = type(str('RangeValueUndefined'), (), {})()
+
+    class Item(int):
+        "RangeMap Item"
+
+    first_item = Item(0)
+    last_item = Item(-1)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/_log.py b/setuptools/_distutils/_log.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a2ae0acb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/_log.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import logging
+
+
+log = logging.getLogger()
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/_msvccompiler.py b/setuptools/_distutils/_msvccompiler.py
index 729c2dd521..8b4023c420 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/_msvccompiler.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/_msvccompiler.py
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@
 with contextlib.suppress(ImportError):
     import winreg
 
-from distutils.errors import (
+from .errors import (
     DistutilsExecError,
     DistutilsPlatformError,
     CompileError,
     LibError,
     LinkError,
 )
-from distutils.ccompiler import CCompiler, gen_lib_options
-from distutils import log
-from distutils.util import get_platform
+from .ccompiler import CCompiler, gen_lib_options
+from ._log import log
+from .util import get_platform
 
 from itertools import count
 
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/archive_util.py b/setuptools/_distutils/archive_util.py
index 5dfe2a16ff..7f9e1e00cc 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/archive_util.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/archive_util.py
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
     zipfile = None
 
 
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsExecError
-from distutils.spawn import spawn
-from distutils.dir_util import mkpath
-from distutils import log
+from .errors import DistutilsExecError
+from .spawn import spawn
+from .dir_util import mkpath
+from ._log import log
 
 try:
     from pwd import getpwnam
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/bcppcompiler.py b/setuptools/_distutils/bcppcompiler.py
index 80b6bd8522..5d6b86536e 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/bcppcompiler.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/bcppcompiler.py
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@
 import os
 import warnings
 
-from distutils.errors import (
+from .errors import (
     DistutilsExecError,
     CompileError,
     LibError,
     LinkError,
     UnknownFileError,
 )
-from distutils.ccompiler import CCompiler, gen_preprocess_options
-from distutils.file_util import write_file
-from distutils.dep_util import newer
-from distutils import log
+from .ccompiler import CCompiler, gen_preprocess_options
+from .file_util import write_file
+from .dep_util import newer
+from ._log import log
 
 
 warnings.warn(
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def link(  # noqa: C901
         )
 
         if runtime_library_dirs:
-            log.warn(
+            log.warning(
                 "I don't know what to do with 'runtime_library_dirs': %s",
                 str(runtime_library_dirs),
             )
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/ccompiler.py b/setuptools/_distutils/ccompiler.py
index 97551c99fe..646353111f 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/ccompiler.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/ccompiler.py
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-from distutils.errors import (
+from .errors import (
     CompileError,
     LinkError,
     UnknownFileError,
     DistutilsPlatformError,
     DistutilsModuleError,
 )
-from distutils.spawn import spawn
-from distutils.file_util import move_file
-from distutils.dir_util import mkpath
-from distutils.dep_util import newer_group
-from distutils.util import split_quoted, execute
-from distutils import log
+from .spawn import spawn
+from .file_util import move_file
+from .dir_util import mkpath
+from .dep_util import newer_group
+from .util import split_quoted, execute
+from ._log import log
 
 
 class CCompiler:
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py b/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py
index 68a9267c65..918db85325 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import re
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError
-from distutils import util, dir_util, file_util, archive_util, dep_util
-from distutils import log
+import logging
+
+from .errors import DistutilsOptionError
+from . import util, dir_util, file_util, archive_util, dep_util
+from ._log import log
 
 
 class Command:
@@ -156,14 +158,14 @@ def dump_options(self, header=None, indent=""):
 
         if header is None:
             header = "command options for '%s':" % self.get_command_name()
-        self.announce(indent + header, level=log.INFO)
+        self.announce(indent + header, level=logging.INFO)
         indent = indent + "  "
         for (option, _, _) in self.user_options:
             option = option.translate(longopt_xlate)
             if option[-1] == "=":
                 option = option[:-1]
             value = getattr(self, option)
-            self.announce(indent + "{} = {}".format(option, value), level=log.INFO)
+            self.announce(indent + "{} = {}".format(option, value), level=logging.INFO)
 
     def run(self):
         """A command's raison d'etre: carry out the action it exists to
@@ -179,10 +181,7 @@ def run(self):
             "abstract method -- subclass %s must override" % self.__class__
         )
 
-    def announce(self, msg, level=1):
-        """If the current verbosity level is of greater than or equal to
-        'level' print 'msg' to stdout.
-        """
+    def announce(self, msg, level=logging.DEBUG):
         log.log(level, msg)
 
     def debug_print(self, msg):
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ def get_sub_commands(self):
     # -- External world manipulation -----------------------------------
 
     def warn(self, msg):
-        log.warn("warning: %s: %s\n", self.get_command_name(), msg)
+        log.warning("warning: %s: %s\n", self.get_command_name(), msg)
 
     def execute(self, func, args, msg=None, level=1):
         util.execute(func, args, msg, dry_run=self.dry_run)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist.py
index de37dae0ff..bf0baab0d2 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist.py
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 import os
 import warnings
 
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsPlatformError, DistutilsOptionError
-from distutils.util import get_platform
+from ..core import Command
+from ..errors import DistutilsPlatformError, DistutilsOptionError
+from ..util import get_platform
 
 
 def show_formats():
     """Print list of available formats (arguments to "--format" option)."""
-    from distutils.fancy_getopt import FancyGetopt
+    from ..fancy_getopt import FancyGetopt
 
     formats = []
     for format in bdist.format_commands:
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist_dumb.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist_dumb.py
index 0f52330f67..071da77e18 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist_dumb.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist_dumb.py
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 $exec_prefix)."""
 
 import os
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.util import get_platform
-from distutils.dir_util import remove_tree, ensure_relative
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsPlatformError
-from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_version
-from distutils import log
+from ..core import Command
+from ..util import get_platform
+from ..dir_util import remove_tree, ensure_relative
+from ..errors import DistutilsPlatformError
+from ..sysconfig import get_python_version
+from distutils._log import log
 
 
 class bdist_dumb(Command):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py
index 6a50ef34ea..340527b08a 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
 import sys
 import os
 
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.debug import DEBUG
-from distutils.file_util import write_file
-from distutils.errors import (
+from ..core import Command
+from ..debug import DEBUG
+from ..file_util import write_file
+from ..errors import (
     DistutilsOptionError,
     DistutilsPlatformError,
     DistutilsFileError,
     DistutilsExecError,
 )
-from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_version
-from distutils import log
+from ..sysconfig import get_python_version
+from distutils._log import log
 
 
 class bdist_rpm(Command):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/build.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/build.py
index 6d453419d0..c3ab410f29 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/build.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/build.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError
-from distutils.util import get_platform
+from ..core import Command
+from ..errors import DistutilsOptionError
+from ..util import get_platform
 
 
 def show_compilers():
-    from distutils.ccompiler import show_compilers
+    from ..ccompiler import show_compilers
 
     show_compilers()
 
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_clib.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_clib.py
index 50bb9bbabb..f90c566432 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_clib.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_clib.py
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
 # cut 'n paste.  Sigh.
 
 import os
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsSetupError
-from distutils.sysconfig import customize_compiler
-from distutils import log
+from ..core import Command
+from ..errors import DistutilsSetupError
+from ..sysconfig import customize_compiler
+from distutils._log import log
 
 
 def show_compilers():
-    from distutils.ccompiler import show_compilers
+    from ..ccompiler import show_compilers
 
     show_compilers()
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def run(self):
             return
 
         # Yech -- this is cut 'n pasted from build_ext.py!
-        from distutils.ccompiler import new_compiler
+        from ..ccompiler import new_compiler
 
         self.compiler = new_compiler(
             compiler=self.compiler, dry_run=self.dry_run, force=self.force
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_ext.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_ext.py
index 3c6cee7e36..f4c0eccd4f 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_ext.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_ext.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 import os
 import re
 import sys
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.errors import (
+from ..core import Command
+from ..errors import (
     DistutilsOptionError,
     DistutilsSetupError,
     CCompilerError,
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
     CompileError,
     DistutilsPlatformError,
 )
-from distutils.sysconfig import customize_compiler, get_python_version
-from distutils.sysconfig import get_config_h_filename
-from distutils.dep_util import newer_group
-from distutils.extension import Extension
-from distutils.util import get_platform
-from distutils import log
+from ..sysconfig import customize_compiler, get_python_version
+from ..sysconfig import get_config_h_filename
+from ..dep_util import newer_group
+from ..extension import Extension
+from ..util import get_platform
+from distutils._log import log
 from . import py37compat
 
 from site import USER_BASE
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 
 def show_compilers():
-    from distutils.ccompiler import show_compilers
+    from ..ccompiler import show_compilers
 
     show_compilers()
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def finalize_options(self):  # noqa: C901
                 raise DistutilsOptionError("parallel should be an integer")
 
     def run(self):  # noqa: C901
-        from distutils.ccompiler import new_compiler
+        from ..ccompiler import new_compiler
 
         # 'self.extensions', as supplied by setup.py, is a list of
         # Extension instances.  See the documentation for Extension (in
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def check_extensions_list(self, extensions):  # noqa: C901
 
             ext_name, build_info = ext
 
-            log.warn(
+            log.warning(
                 "old-style (ext_name, build_info) tuple found in "
                 "ext_modules for extension '%s' "
                 "-- please convert to Extension instance",
@@ -413,7 +413,9 @@ def check_extensions_list(self, extensions):  # noqa: C901
             # Medium-easy stuff: same syntax/semantics, different names.
             ext.runtime_library_dirs = build_info.get('rpath')
             if 'def_file' in build_info:
-                log.warn("'def_file' element of build info dict " "no longer supported")
+                log.warning(
+                    "'def_file' element of build info dict " "no longer supported"
+                )
 
             # Non-trivial stuff: 'macros' split into 'define_macros'
             # and 'undef_macros'.
@@ -597,7 +599,7 @@ def swig_sources(self, sources, extension):
         # the temp dir.
 
         if self.swig_cpp:
-            log.warn("--swig-cpp is deprecated - use --swig-opts=-c++")
+            log.warning("--swig-cpp is deprecated - use --swig-opts=-c++")
 
         if (
             self.swig_cpp
@@ -704,7 +706,7 @@ def get_ext_filename(self, ext_name):
         of the file from which it will be loaded (eg. "foo/bar.so", or
         "foo\bar.pyd").
         """
-        from distutils.sysconfig import get_config_var
+        from ..sysconfig import get_config_var
 
         ext_path = ext_name.split('.')
         ext_suffix = get_config_var('EXT_SUFFIX')
@@ -742,7 +744,7 @@ def get_libraries(self, ext):  # noqa: C901
         # to need it mentioned explicitly, though, so that's what we do.
         # Append '_d' to the python import library on debug builds.
         if sys.platform == "win32":
-            from distutils._msvccompiler import MSVCCompiler
+            from .._msvccompiler import MSVCCompiler
 
             if not isinstance(self.compiler, MSVCCompiler):
                 template = "python%d%d"
@@ -764,7 +766,7 @@ def get_libraries(self, ext):  # noqa: C901
             # On Cygwin (and if required, other POSIX-like platforms based on
             # Windows like MinGW) it is simply necessary that all symbols in
             # shared libraries are resolved at link time.
-            from distutils.sysconfig import get_config_var
+            from ..sysconfig import get_config_var
 
             link_libpython = False
             if get_config_var('Py_ENABLE_SHARED'):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_py.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_py.py
index 47c6158e0f..9f78324452 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_py.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_py.py
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 import sys
 import glob
 
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError, DistutilsFileError
-from distutils.util import convert_path
-from distutils import log
+from ..core import Command
+from ..errors import DistutilsOptionError, DistutilsFileError
+from ..util import convert_path
+from distutils._log import log
 
 
 class build_py(Command):
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def check_package(self, package, package_dir):
 
     def check_module(self, module, module_file):
         if not os.path.isfile(module_file):
-            log.warn("file %s (for module %s) not found", module_file, module)
+            log.warning("file %s (for module %s) not found", module_file, module)
             return False
         else:
             return True
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def byte_compile(self, files):
             self.warn('byte-compiling is disabled, skipping.')
             return
 
-        from distutils.util import byte_compile
+        from ..util import byte_compile
 
         prefix = self.build_lib
         if prefix[-1] != os.sep:
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_scripts.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_scripts.py
index 2cc5d1e09c..87174f6bb1 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_scripts.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/build_scripts.py
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 import re
 from stat import ST_MODE
 from distutils import sysconfig
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.dep_util import newer
-from distutils.util import convert_path
-from distutils import log
+from ..core import Command
+from ..dep_util import newer
+from ..util import convert_path
+from distutils._log import log
 import tokenize
 
 shebang_pattern = re.compile('^#!.*python[0-9.]*([ \t].*)?$')
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/check.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/check.py
index 539481c946..575e49fb4b 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/check.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/check.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 """
 import contextlib
 
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsSetupError
+from ..core import Command
+from ..errors import DistutilsSetupError
 
 with contextlib.suppress(ImportError):
     import docutils.utils
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/clean.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/clean.py
index b731b60609..d6eb3ebad6 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/clean.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/clean.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # contributed by Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@cs.uni-sb.de>, added 2000-03-18
 
 import os
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.dir_util import remove_tree
-from distutils import log
+from ..core import Command
+from ..dir_util import remove_tree
+from distutils._log import log
 
 
 class clean(Command):
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def run(self):
                 if os.path.exists(directory):
                     remove_tree(directory, dry_run=self.dry_run)
                 else:
-                    log.warn("'%s' does not exist -- can't clean it", directory)
+                    log.warning("'%s' does not exist -- can't clean it", directory)
 
         # just for the heck of it, try to remove the base build directory:
         # we might have emptied it right now, but if not we don't care
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/config.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/config.py
index 4492c89660..8bf0e4893b 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/config.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/config.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsExecError
-from distutils.sysconfig import customize_compiler
-from distutils import log
+from ..core import Command
+from ..errors import DistutilsExecError
+from ..sysconfig import customize_compiler
+from distutils._log import log
 
 LANG_EXT = {"c": ".c", "c++": ".cxx"}
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def _check_compiler(self):
         """
         # We do this late, and only on-demand, because this is an expensive
         # import.
-        from distutils.ccompiler import CCompiler, new_compiler
+        from ..ccompiler import CCompiler, new_compiler
 
         if not isinstance(self.compiler, CCompiler):
             self.compiler = new_compiler(
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def try_cpp(self, body=None, headers=None, include_dirs=None, lang="c"):
         preprocessor succeeded, false if there were any errors.
         ('body' probably isn't of much use, but what the heck.)
         """
-        from distutils.ccompiler import CompileError
+        from ..ccompiler import CompileError
 
         self._check_compiler()
         ok = True
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def try_compile(self, body, headers=None, include_dirs=None, lang="c"):
         """Try to compile a source file built from 'body' and 'headers'.
         Return true on success, false otherwise.
         """
-        from distutils.ccompiler import CompileError
+        from ..ccompiler import CompileError
 
         self._check_compiler()
         try:
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def try_link(
         'headers', to executable form.  Return true on success, false
         otherwise.
         """
-        from distutils.ccompiler import CompileError, LinkError
+        from ..ccompiler import CompileError, LinkError
 
         self._check_compiler()
         try:
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def try_run(
         built from 'body' and 'headers'.  Return true on success, false
         otherwise.
         """
-        from distutils.ccompiler import CompileError, LinkError
+        from ..ccompiler import CompileError, LinkError
 
         self._check_compiler()
         try:
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install.py
index a38cddcda5..08d2f8812f 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install.py
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 import sysconfig
 import itertools
 
-from distutils import log
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.debug import DEBUG
-from distutils.sysconfig import get_config_vars
-from distutils.file_util import write_file
-from distutils.util import convert_path, subst_vars, change_root
-from distutils.util import get_platform
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError, DistutilsPlatformError
+from distutils._log import log
+from ..core import Command
+from ..debug import DEBUG
+from ..sysconfig import get_config_vars
+from ..file_util import write_file
+from ..util import convert_path, subst_vars, change_root
+from ..util import get_platform
+from ..errors import DistutilsOptionError, DistutilsPlatformError
 from . import _framework_compat as fw
 from .. import _collections
 
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def dump_dirs(self, msg):
         """Dumps the list of user options."""
         if not DEBUG:
             return
-        from distutils.fancy_getopt import longopt_xlate
+        from ..fancy_getopt import longopt_xlate
 
         log.debug(msg + ":")
         for opt in self.user_options:
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ def handle_extra_path(self):
             self.extra_path = self.distribution.extra_path
 
         if self.extra_path is not None:
-            log.warn(
+            log.warning(
                 "Distribution option extra_path is deprecated. "
                 "See issue27919 for details."
             )
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_data.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_data.py
index 23d91aded2..d92ed87a64 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_data.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_data.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 # contributed by Bastian Kleineidam
 
 import os
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.util import change_root, convert_path
+from ..core import Command
+from ..util import change_root, convert_path
 
 
 class install_data(Command):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_egg_info.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_egg_info.py
index d5e68a6e47..f3e8f3447d 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_egg_info.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_egg_info.py
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 import sys
 import re
 
-from distutils.cmd import Command
-from distutils import log, dir_util
+from ..cmd import Command
+from .. import dir_util
+from .._log import log
 
 
 class install_egg_info(Command):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_headers.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_headers.py
index 87046ab391..1cdee823dc 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_headers.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_headers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Implements the Distutils 'install_headers' command, to install C/C++ header
 files to the Python include directory."""
 
-from distutils.core import Command
+from ..core import Command
 
 
 # XXX force is never used
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_lib.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_lib.py
index ad3089c8b1..840d3403c4 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_lib.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_lib.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 import importlib.util
 import sys
 
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError
+from ..core import Command
+from ..errors import DistutilsOptionError
 
 
 # Extension for Python source files.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def byte_compile(self, files):
             self.warn('byte-compiling is disabled, skipping.')
             return
 
-        from distutils.util import byte_compile
+        from ..util import byte_compile
 
         # Get the "--root" directory supplied to the "install" command,
         # and use it as a prefix to strip off the purported filename
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_scripts.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_scripts.py
index f09bd64420..ec6ec5acaa 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_scripts.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/install_scripts.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 # contributed by Bastian Kleineidam
 
 import os
-from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils import log
+from ..core import Command
+from distutils._log import log
 from stat import ST_MODE
 
 
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/register.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/register.py
index c1402650d7..55c1045ec6 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/register.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/register.py
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 
 import getpass
 import io
+import logging
 import urllib.parse
 import urllib.request
 from warnings import warn
 
-from distutils.core import PyPIRCCommand
-from distutils import log
+from ..core import PyPIRCCommand
+from distutils._log import log
 
 
 class register(PyPIRCCommand):
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ def send_metadata(self):  # noqa: C901
  3. have the server generate a new password for you (and email it to you), or
  4. quit
 Your selection [default 1]: ''',
-                log.INFO,
+                logging.INFO,
             )
             choice = input()
             if not choice:
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ def send_metadata(self):  # noqa: C901
             auth.add_password(self.realm, host, username, password)
             # send the info to the server and report the result
             code, result = self.post_to_server(self.build_post_data('submit'), auth)
-            self.announce('Server response ({}): {}'.format(code, result), log.INFO)
+            self.announce('Server response ({}): {}'.format(code, result), logging.INFO)
 
             # possibly save the login
             if code == 200:
@@ -188,11 +189,11 @@ def send_metadata(self):  # noqa: C901
                             'I can store your PyPI login so future '
                             'submissions will be faster.'
                         ),
-                        log.INFO,
+                        logging.INFO,
                     )
                     self.announce(
                         '(the login will be stored in %s)' % self._get_rc_file(),
-                        log.INFO,
+                        logging.INFO,
                     )
                     choice = 'X'
                     while choice.lower() not in 'yn':
@@ -265,7 +266,8 @@ def post_to_server(self, data, auth=None):  # noqa: C901
         '''Post a query to the server, and return a string response.'''
         if 'name' in data:
             self.announce(
-                'Registering {} to {}'.format(data['name'], self.repository), log.INFO
+                'Registering {} to {}'.format(data['name'], self.repository),
+                logging.INFO,
             )
         # Build up the MIME payload for the urllib2 POST data
         boundary = '--------------GHSKFJDLGDS7543FJKLFHRE75642756743254'
@@ -315,5 +317,5 @@ def post_to_server(self, data, auth=None):  # noqa: C901
             result = 200, 'OK'
         if self.show_response:
             msg = '\n'.join(('-' * 75, data, '-' * 75))
-            self.announce(msg, log.INFO)
+            self.announce(msg, logging.INFO)
         return result
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/sdist.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/sdist.py
index d6e9489d1b..5cfd4c1456 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/sdist.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/sdist.py
@@ -7,23 +7,23 @@
 from glob import glob
 from warnings import warn
 
-from distutils.core import Command
+from ..core import Command
 from distutils import dir_util
 from distutils import file_util
 from distutils import archive_util
-from distutils.text_file import TextFile
-from distutils.filelist import FileList
-from distutils import log
-from distutils.util import convert_path
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError, DistutilsTemplateError
+from ..text_file import TextFile
+from ..filelist import FileList
+from distutils._log import log
+from ..util import convert_path
+from ..errors import DistutilsOptionError, DistutilsTemplateError
 
 
 def show_formats():
     """Print all possible values for the 'formats' option (used by
     the "--help-formats" command-line option).
     """
-    from distutils.fancy_getopt import FancyGetopt
-    from distutils.archive_util import ARCHIVE_FORMATS
+    from ..fancy_getopt import FancyGetopt
+    from ..archive_util import ARCHIVE_FORMATS
 
     formats = []
     for format in ARCHIVE_FORMATS.keys():
@@ -481,12 +481,12 @@ def make_release_tree(self, base_dir, files):
             msg = "copying files to %s..." % base_dir
 
         if not files:
-            log.warn("no files to distribute -- empty manifest?")
+            log.warning("no files to distribute -- empty manifest?")
         else:
             log.info(msg)
         for file in files:
             if not os.path.isfile(file):
-                log.warn("'%s' not a regular file -- skipping", file)
+                log.warning("'%s' not a regular file -- skipping", file)
             else:
                 dest = os.path.join(base_dir, file)
                 self.copy_file(file, dest, link=link)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/command/upload.py b/setuptools/_distutils/command/upload.py
index 6af5394339..16e15d8b60 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/command/upload.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/command/upload.py
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 import os
 import io
 import hashlib
+import logging
 from base64 import standard_b64encode
 from urllib.request import urlopen, Request, HTTPError
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsError, DistutilsOptionError
-from distutils.core import PyPIRCCommand
-from distutils.spawn import spawn
-from distutils import log
+from ..errors import DistutilsError, DistutilsOptionError
+from ..core import PyPIRCCommand
+from ..spawn import spawn
 
 
 # PyPI Warehouse supports MD5, SHA256, and Blake2 (blake2-256)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def upload_file(self, command, pyversion, filename):  # noqa: C901
         body = body.getvalue()
 
         msg = "Submitting {} to {}".format(filename, self.repository)
-        self.announce(msg, log.INFO)
+        self.announce(msg, logging.INFO)
 
         # build the Request
         headers = {
@@ -190,16 +190,18 @@ def upload_file(self, command, pyversion, filename):  # noqa: C901
             status = e.code
             reason = e.msg
         except OSError as e:
-            self.announce(str(e), log.ERROR)
+            self.announce(str(e), logging.ERROR)
             raise
 
         if status == 200:
-            self.announce('Server response ({}): {}'.format(status, reason), log.INFO)
+            self.announce(
+                'Server response ({}): {}'.format(status, reason), logging.INFO
+            )
             if self.show_response:
                 text = self._read_pypi_response(result)
                 msg = '\n'.join(('-' * 75, text, '-' * 75))
-                self.announce(msg, log.INFO)
+                self.announce(msg, logging.INFO)
         else:
             msg = 'Upload failed ({}): {}'.format(status, reason)
-            self.announce(msg, log.ERROR)
+            self.announce(msg, logging.ERROR)
             raise DistutilsError(msg)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/config.py b/setuptools/_distutils/config.py
index 6e0c3a71f1..9a4044adaf 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/config.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/config.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import os
 from configparser import RawConfigParser
 
-from distutils.cmd import Command
+from .cmd import Command
 
 DEFAULT_PYPIRC = """\
 [distutils]
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/core.py b/setuptools/_distutils/core.py
index de13978f02..34cafbceec 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/core.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/core.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 import sys
 import tokenize
 
-from distutils.debug import DEBUG
-from distutils.errors import (
+from .debug import DEBUG
+from .errors import (
     DistutilsSetupError,
     DistutilsError,
     CCompilerError,
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 )
 
 # Mainly import these so setup scripts can "from distutils.core import" them.
-from distutils.dist import Distribution
-from distutils.cmd import Command
-from distutils.config import PyPIRCCommand
-from distutils.extension import Extension
+from .dist import Distribution
+from .cmd import Command
+from .config import PyPIRCCommand
+from .extension import Extension
 
 
 __all__ = ['Distribution', 'Command', 'PyPIRCCommand', 'Extension', 'setup']
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/cygwinccompiler.py b/setuptools/_distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
index 2c4da5b57e..f15b8eee26 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
@@ -7,56 +7,61 @@
 """
 
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 import copy
 import shlex
 import warnings
 from subprocess import check_output
 
-from distutils.unixccompiler import UnixCCompiler
-from distutils.file_util import write_file
-from distutils.errors import (
+from .unixccompiler import UnixCCompiler
+from .file_util import write_file
+from .errors import (
     DistutilsExecError,
     DistutilsPlatformError,
     CCompilerError,
     CompileError,
 )
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion, suppress_known_deprecation
+from .version import LooseVersion, suppress_known_deprecation
+from ._collections import RangeMap
+
+
+_msvcr_lookup = RangeMap.left(
+    {
+        # MSVC 7.0
+        1300: ['msvcr70'],
+        # MSVC 7.1
+        1310: ['msvcr71'],
+        # VS2005 / MSVC 8.0
+        1400: ['msvcr80'],
+        # VS2008 / MSVC 9.0
+        1500: ['msvcr90'],
+        # VS2010 / MSVC 10.0
+        1600: ['msvcr100'],
+        # VS2012 / MSVC 11.0
+        1700: ['msvcr110'],
+        # VS2013 / MSVC 12.0
+        1800: ['msvcr120'],
+        # VS2015 / MSVC 14.0
+        1900: ['ucrt', 'vcruntime140'],
+        2000: RangeMap.undefined_value,
+    },
+)
 
 
 def get_msvcr():
     """Include the appropriate MSVC runtime library if Python was built
     with MSVC 7.0 or later.
     """
-    msc_pos = sys.version.find('MSC v.')
-    if msc_pos != -1:
-        msc_ver = sys.version[msc_pos + 6 : msc_pos + 10]
-        if msc_ver == '1300':
-            # MSVC 7.0
-            return ['msvcr70']
-        elif msc_ver == '1310':
-            # MSVC 7.1
-            return ['msvcr71']
-        elif msc_ver == '1400':
-            # VS2005 / MSVC 8.0
-            return ['msvcr80']
-        elif msc_ver == '1500':
-            # VS2008 / MSVC 9.0
-            return ['msvcr90']
-        elif msc_ver == '1600':
-            # VS2010 / MSVC 10.0
-            return ['msvcr100']
-        elif msc_ver == '1700':
-            # VS2012 / MSVC 11.0
-            return ['msvcr110']
-        elif msc_ver == '1800':
-            # VS2013 / MSVC 12.0
-            return ['msvcr120']
-        elif 1900 <= int(msc_ver) < 2000:
-            # VS2015 / MSVC 14.0
-            return ['ucrt', 'vcruntime140']
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Unknown MS Compiler version %s " % msc_ver)
+    match = re.search(r'MSC v\.(\d{4})', sys.version)
+    try:
+        msc_ver = int(match.group(1))
+    except AttributeError:
+        return
+    try:
+        return _msvcr_lookup[msc_ver]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise ValueError("Unknown MS Compiler version %s " % msc_ver)
 
 
 _runtime_library_dirs_msg = (
@@ -280,17 +285,6 @@ def __init__(self, verbose=0, dry_run=0, force=0):
             linker_so='{} {}'.format(self.linker_dll, shared_option),
         )
 
-        # Maybe we should also append -mthreads, but then the finished
-        # dlls need another dll (mingwm10.dll see Mingw32 docs)
-        # (-mthreads: Support thread-safe exception handling on `Mingw32')
-
-        # no additional libraries needed
-        self.dll_libraries = []
-
-        # Include the appropriate MSVC runtime library if Python was built
-        # with MSVC 7.0 or later.
-        self.dll_libraries = get_msvcr()
-
     def runtime_library_dir_option(self, dir):
         raise DistutilsPlatformError(_runtime_library_dirs_msg)
 
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/dep_util.py b/setuptools/_distutils/dep_util.py
index db1fa01996..48da8641c6 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/dep_util.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/dep_util.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 timestamp dependency analysis."""
 
 import os
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsFileError
+from .errors import DistutilsFileError
 
 
 def newer(source, target):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/dir_util.py b/setuptools/_distutils/dir_util.py
index 6f0bb8ad76..80f7764902 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/dir_util.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/dir_util.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 import os
 import errno
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsInternalError, DistutilsFileError
-from distutils import log
+from .errors import DistutilsInternalError, DistutilsFileError
+from ._log import log
 
 # cache for by mkpath() -- in addition to cheapening redundant calls,
 # eliminates redundant "creating /foo/bar/baz" messages in dry-run mode
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def remove_tree(directory, verbose=1, dry_run=0):
             if abspath in _path_created:
                 del _path_created[abspath]
         except OSError as exc:
-            log.warn("error removing %s: %s", directory, exc)
+            log.warning("error removing %s: %s", directory, exc)
 
 
 def ensure_relative(path):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py b/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py
index 917cd94a0c..d7458a052f 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import re
 import pathlib
 import contextlib
+import logging
 from email import message_from_file
 
 try:
@@ -16,16 +17,16 @@
 except ImportError:
     warnings = None
 
-from distutils.errors import (
+from .errors import (
     DistutilsOptionError,
     DistutilsModuleError,
     DistutilsArgError,
     DistutilsClassError,
 )
-from distutils.fancy_getopt import FancyGetopt, translate_longopt
-from distutils.util import check_environ, strtobool, rfc822_escape
-from distutils import log
-from distutils.debug import DEBUG
+from .fancy_getopt import FancyGetopt, translate_longopt
+from .util import check_environ, strtobool, rfc822_escape
+from ._log import log
+from .debug import DEBUG
 
 # Regex to define acceptable Distutils command names.  This is not *quite*
 # the same as a Python NAME -- I don't allow leading underscores.  The fact
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ def _ensure_list(value, fieldname):
         typename = type(value).__name__
         msg = "Warning: '{fieldname}' should be a list, got type '{typename}'"
         msg = msg.format(**locals())
-        log.log(log.WARN, msg)
+        log.warning(msg)
         value = list(value)
     return value
 
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ def parse_command_line(self):
         parser.set_aliases({'licence': 'license'})
         args = parser.getopt(args=self.script_args, object=self)
         option_order = parser.get_option_order()
-        log.set_verbosity(self.verbose)
+        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.WARN - 10 * self.verbose)
 
         # for display options we return immediately
         if self.handle_display_options(option_order):
@@ -956,7 +957,7 @@ def reinitialize_command(self, command, reinit_subcommands=0):
 
     # -- Methods that operate on the Distribution ----------------------
 
-    def announce(self, msg, level=log.INFO):
+    def announce(self, msg, level=logging.INFO):
         log.log(level, msg)
 
     def run_commands(self):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/fancy_getopt.py b/setuptools/_distutils/fancy_getopt.py
index 830f047e28..6abb884d36 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/fancy_getopt.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/fancy_getopt.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import string
 import re
 import getopt
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsGetoptError, DistutilsArgError
+from .errors import DistutilsGetoptError, DistutilsArgError
 
 # Much like command_re in distutils.core, this is close to but not quite
 # the same as a Python NAME -- except, in the spirit of most GNU
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/file_util.py b/setuptools/_distutils/file_util.py
index 1f1e444b1c..1b7cd53bd9 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/file_util.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/file_util.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 """
 
 import os
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsFileError
-from distutils import log
+from .errors import DistutilsFileError
+from ._log import log
 
 # for generating verbose output in 'copy_file()'
 _copy_action = {None: 'copying', 'hard': 'hard linking', 'sym': 'symbolically linking'}
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/filelist.py b/setuptools/_distutils/filelist.py
index 987931a988..6dadf923d7 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/filelist.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/filelist.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 import fnmatch
 import functools
 
-from distutils.util import convert_path
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsTemplateError, DistutilsInternalError
-from distutils import log
+from .util import convert_path
+from .errors import DistutilsTemplateError, DistutilsInternalError
+from ._log import log
 
 
 class FileList:
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ def process_template_line(self, line):  # noqa: C901
             self.debug_print("include " + ' '.join(patterns))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.include_pattern(pattern, anchor=1):
-                    log.warn("warning: no files found matching '%s'", pattern)
+                    log.warning("warning: no files found matching '%s'", pattern)
 
         elif action == 'exclude':
             self.debug_print("exclude " + ' '.join(patterns))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.exclude_pattern(pattern, anchor=1):
-                    log.warn(
+                    log.warning(
                         (
                             "warning: no previously-included files "
                             "found matching '%s'"
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def process_template_line(self, line):  # noqa: C901
             self.debug_print("global-include " + ' '.join(patterns))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.include_pattern(pattern, anchor=0):
-                    log.warn(
+                    log.warning(
                         (
                             "warning: no files found matching '%s' "
                             "anywhere in distribution"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def process_template_line(self, line):  # noqa: C901
             self.debug_print("global-exclude " + ' '.join(patterns))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.exclude_pattern(pattern, anchor=0):
-                    log.warn(
+                    log.warning(
                         (
                             "warning: no previously-included files matching "
                             "'%s' found anywhere in distribution"
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ def process_template_line(self, line):  # noqa: C901
                     msg = (
                         "warning: no files found matching '%s' " "under directory '%s'"
                     )
-                    log.warn(msg, pattern, dir)
+                    log.warning(msg, pattern, dir)
 
         elif action == 'recursive-exclude':
             self.debug_print("recursive-exclude {} {}".format(dir, ' '.join(patterns)))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.exclude_pattern(pattern, prefix=dir):
-                    log.warn(
+                    log.warning(
                         (
                             "warning: no previously-included files matching "
                             "'%s' found under directory '%s'"
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ def process_template_line(self, line):  # noqa: C901
         elif action == 'graft':
             self.debug_print("graft " + dir_pattern)
             if not self.include_pattern(None, prefix=dir_pattern):
-                log.warn("warning: no directories found matching '%s'", dir_pattern)
+                log.warning("warning: no directories found matching '%s'", dir_pattern)
 
         elif action == 'prune':
             self.debug_print("prune " + dir_pattern)
             if not self.exclude_pattern(None, prefix=dir_pattern):
-                log.warn(
+                log.warning(
                     ("no previously-included directories found " "matching '%s'"),
                     dir_pattern,
                 )
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/log.py b/setuptools/_distutils/log.py
index be25f6cabd..bb789c300d 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/log.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/log.py
@@ -1,80 +1,38 @@
-"""A simple log mechanism styled after PEP 282."""
+"""
+A simple log mechanism styled after PEP 282.
 
-# The class here is styled after PEP 282 so that it could later be
-# replaced with a standard Python logging implementation.
+Retained for compatibility and should not be used.
+"""
 
-import sys
+import logging
 
-DEBUG = 1
-INFO = 2
-WARN = 3
-ERROR = 4
-FATAL = 5
+from ._log import log as _global_log
 
 
-class Log:
-    def __init__(self, threshold=WARN):
-        self.threshold = threshold
+DEBUG = logging.DEBUG
+INFO = logging.INFO
+WARN = logging.WARN
+ERROR = logging.ERROR
+FATAL = logging.FATAL
 
-    def _log(self, level, msg, args):
-        if level not in (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL):
-            raise ValueError('%s wrong log level' % str(level))
-
-        if level >= self.threshold:
-            if args:
-                msg = msg % args
-            if level in (WARN, ERROR, FATAL):
-                stream = sys.stderr
-            else:
-                stream = sys.stdout
-            try:
-                stream.write('%s\n' % msg)
-            except UnicodeEncodeError:
-                # emulate backslashreplace error handler
-                encoding = stream.encoding
-                msg = msg.encode(encoding, "backslashreplace").decode(encoding)
-                stream.write('%s\n' % msg)
-            stream.flush()
-
-    def log(self, level, msg, *args):
-        self._log(level, msg, args)
-
-    def debug(self, msg, *args):
-        self._log(DEBUG, msg, args)
-
-    def info(self, msg, *args):
-        self._log(INFO, msg, args)
-
-    def warn(self, msg, *args):
-        self._log(WARN, msg, args)
-
-    def error(self, msg, *args):
-        self._log(ERROR, msg, args)
-
-    def fatal(self, msg, *args):
-        self._log(FATAL, msg, args)
-
-
-_global_log = Log()
 log = _global_log.log
 debug = _global_log.debug
 info = _global_log.info
-warn = _global_log.warn
+warn = _global_log.warning
 error = _global_log.error
 fatal = _global_log.fatal
 
 
 def set_threshold(level):
-    # return the old threshold for use from tests
-    old = _global_log.threshold
-    _global_log.threshold = level
-    return old
+    orig = _global_log.level
+    _global_log.setLevel(level)
+    return orig
 
 
 def set_verbosity(v):
     if v <= 0:
-        set_threshold(WARN)
+        set_threshold(logging.WARN)
     elif v == 1:
-        set_threshold(INFO)
+        set_threshold(logging.INFO)
     elif v >= 2:
-        set_threshold(DEBUG)
+        set_threshold(logging.DEBUG)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/msvc9compiler.py b/setuptools/_distutils/msvc9compiler.py
index 2202183108..a4714a559d 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/msvc9compiler.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/msvc9compiler.py
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
 import re
 import warnings
 
-from distutils.errors import (
+from .errors import (
     DistutilsExecError,
     DistutilsPlatformError,
     CompileError,
     LibError,
     LinkError,
 )
-from distutils.ccompiler import CCompiler, gen_lib_options
-from distutils import log
-from distutils.util import get_platform
+from .ccompiler import CCompiler, gen_lib_options
+from ._log import log
+from .util import get_platform
 
 import winreg
 
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/msvccompiler.py b/setuptools/_distutils/msvccompiler.py
index 1069e9951a..59ebe99caa 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/msvccompiler.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/msvccompiler.py
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import warnings
-from distutils.errors import (
+from .errors import (
     DistutilsExecError,
     DistutilsPlatformError,
     CompileError,
     LibError,
     LinkError,
 )
-from distutils.ccompiler import CCompiler, gen_lib_options
-from distutils import log
+from .ccompiler import CCompiler, gen_lib_options
+from ._log import log
 
 _can_read_reg = False
 try:
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/spawn.py b/setuptools/_distutils/spawn.py
index b18ba9db7d..afefe525ef 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/spawn.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/spawn.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsExecError
-from distutils.debug import DEBUG
-from distutils import log
+from .errors import DistutilsExecError
+from .debug import DEBUG
+from ._log import log
 
 
 def spawn(cmd, search_path=1, verbose=0, dry_run=0, env=None):  # noqa: C901
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/sysconfig.py b/setuptools/_distutils/sysconfig.py
index 6a979f8c91..0ec69366fd 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/sysconfig.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/sysconfig.py
@@ -537,13 +537,7 @@ def get_config_vars(*args):
         _config_vars = sysconfig.get_config_vars().copy()
         py39compat.add_ext_suffix(_config_vars)
 
-    if args:
-        vals = []
-        for name in args:
-            vals.append(_config_vars.get(name))
-        return vals
-    else:
-        return _config_vars
+    return [_config_vars.get(name) for name in args] if args else _config_vars
 
 
 def get_config_var(name):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/support.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/support.py
index 5203ed19d4..fd4b11bf75 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/support.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/support.py
@@ -5,29 +5,14 @@
 import tempfile
 import sysconfig
 import itertools
+import pathlib
 
 import pytest
+from more_itertools import always_iterable
 
-from distutils.log import DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL
 from distutils.core import Distribution
 
 
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures('distutils_logging_silencer')
-class LoggingSilencer:
-    def _log(self, level, msg, args):
-        if level not in (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL):
-            raise ValueError('%s wrong log level' % str(level))
-        if not isinstance(msg, str):
-            raise TypeError("msg should be str, not '%.200s'" % (type(msg).__name__))
-        self.logs.append((level, msg, args))
-
-    def get_logs(self, *levels):
-        return [msg % args for level, msg, args in self.logs if level in levels]
-
-    def clear_logs(self):
-        self.logs = []
-
-
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('distutils_managed_tempdir')
 class TempdirManager:
     """
@@ -46,16 +31,9 @@ def mkdtemp(self):
     def write_file(self, path, content='xxx'):
         """Writes a file in the given path.
 
-
         path can be a string or a sequence.
         """
-        if isinstance(path, (list, tuple)):
-            path = os.path.join(*path)
-        f = open(path, 'w')
-        try:
-            f.write(content)
-        finally:
-            f.close()
+        pathlib.Path(*always_iterable(path)).write_text(content)
 
     def create_dist(self, pkg_name='foo', **kw):
         """Will generate a test environment.
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_archive_util.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_archive_util.py
index d0f5b73481..7778c3ad36 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_archive_util.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_archive_util.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def same_drive(*paths):
     return all_equal(pathlib.Path(path).drive for path in paths)
 
 
-class ArchiveUtilTestCase(support.TempdirManager, support.LoggingSilencer):
+class ArchiveUtilTestCase(support.TempdirManager):
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures('needs_zlib')
     def test_make_tarball(self, name='archive'):
         # creating something to tar
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_bdist_dumb.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_bdist_dumb.py
index 8624a4290d..b9bec05137 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_bdist_dumb.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_bdist_dumb.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('save_cwd')
 class TestBuildDumb(
     support.TempdirManager,
-    support.LoggingSilencer,
 ):
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures('needs_zlib')
     def test_simple_built(self):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_bdist_rpm.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_bdist_rpm.py
index 2d14bafc98..4a702fb913 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_bdist_rpm.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_bdist_rpm.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def sys_executable_encodable():
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('save_cwd')
 class TestBuildRpm(
     support.TempdirManager,
-    support.LoggingSilencer,
 ):
     @mac_woes
     @requires_zlib()
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build.py
index 80367607f5..66d8af50ac 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from sysconfig import get_platform
 
 
-class TestBuild(support.TempdirManager, support.LoggingSilencer):
+class TestBuild(support.TempdirManager):
     def test_finalize_options(self):
         pkg_dir, dist = self.create_dist()
         cmd = build(dist)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_clib.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_clib.py
index c931c06ec5..709d0b7d66 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_clib.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_clib.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from distutils.tests import support
 
 
-class TestBuildCLib(support.TempdirManager, support.LoggingSilencer):
+class TestBuildCLib(support.TempdirManager):
     def test_check_library_dist(self):
         pkg_dir, dist = self.create_dist()
         cmd = build_clib(dist)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py
index cf6e98985c..f5058487a5 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 from distutils import sysconfig
 from distutils.tests.support import (
     TempdirManager,
-    LoggingSilencer,
     copy_xxmodule_c,
     fixup_build_ext,
 )
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ def extension_redirect(mod, path):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('user_site_dir')
-class TestBuildExt(TempdirManager, LoggingSilencer):
+class TestBuildExt(TempdirManager):
     def build_ext(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return build_ext(*args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_py.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_py.py
index 63543dcaa1..3bef9d79ec 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_py.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_py.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
-import unittest.mock as mock
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 @support.combine_markers
-class TestBuildPy(support.TempdirManager, support.LoggingSilencer):
+class TestBuildPy(support.TempdirManager):
     def test_package_data(self):
         sources = self.mkdtemp()
         f = open(os.path.join(sources, "__init__.py"), "w")
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ def test_dir_in_package_data(self):
         except DistutilsFileError:
             self.fail("failed package_data when data dir includes a dir")
 
-    def test_dont_write_bytecode(self):
+    def test_dont_write_bytecode(self, caplog):
         # makes sure byte_compile is not used
         dist = self.create_dist()[1]
         cmd = build_py(dist)
@@ -165,10 +164,9 @@ def test_dont_write_bytecode(self):
         finally:
             sys.dont_write_bytecode = old_dont_write_bytecode
 
-        assert 'byte-compiling is disabled' in self.logs[0][1] % self.logs[0][2]
+        assert 'byte-compiling is disabled' in caplog.records[0].message
 
-    @mock.patch("distutils.command.build_py.log.warn")
-    def test_namespace_package_does_not_warn(self, log_warn):
+    def test_namespace_package_does_not_warn(self, caplog):
         """
         Originally distutils implementation did not account for PEP 420
         and included warns for package directories that did not contain
@@ -182,13 +180,6 @@ def test_namespace_package_does_not_warn(self, log_warn):
         os.makedirs("ns/pkg")
         open("ns/pkg/module.py", "w").close()
 
-        # Set up a trap if the undesirable effect is observed:
-        def _trap(msg, *args):
-            if "package init file" in msg and "not found" in msg:
-                raise AssertionError(f"Undesired warning: {msg!r} {args!r}")
-
-        log_warn.side_effect = _trap
-
         # Configure the package:
         attrs = {
             "name": "ns.pkg",
@@ -206,4 +197,7 @@ def _trap(msg, *args):
         assert module_path.replace(os.sep, "/") == "ns/pkg/module.py"
 
         cmd.run()
-        # Test should complete successfully with no exception
+
+        assert not any(
+            "package init file" in msg and "not found" in msg for msg in caplog.messages
+        )
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_scripts.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_scripts.py
index 00d7fc5929..1a5753c772 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_scripts.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_build_scripts.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from distutils.tests import support
 
 
-class TestBuildScripts(support.TempdirManager, support.LoggingSilencer):
+class TestBuildScripts(support.TempdirManager):
     def test_default_settings(self):
         cmd = self.get_build_scripts_cmd("/foo/bar", [])
         assert not cmd.force
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_check.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_check.py
index 3e5f6034bf..546540679a 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_check.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_check.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 @support.combine_markers
-class TestCheck(support.LoggingSilencer, support.TempdirManager):
+class TestCheck(support.TempdirManager):
     def _run(self, metadata=None, cwd=None, **options):
         if metadata is None:
             metadata = {}
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_clean.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_clean.py
index 4166bb7e9b..157b60a1e9 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_clean.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_clean.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from distutils.tests import support
 
 
-class TestClean(support.TempdirManager, support.LoggingSilencer):
+class TestClean(support.TempdirManager):
     def test_simple_run(self):
         pkg_dir, dist = self.create_dist()
         cmd = clean(dist)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_cmd.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_cmd.py
index e4d5bf3c01..3aac448d5e 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_cmd.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_cmd.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """Tests for distutils.cmd."""
 import os
-from test.support import captured_stdout
 
 from distutils.cmd import Command
 from distutils.dist import Distribution
@@ -100,17 +99,9 @@ def test_ensure_dirname(self, cmd):
         with pytest.raises(DistutilsOptionError):
             cmd.ensure_dirname('option2')
 
-    def test_debug_print(self, cmd):
-        with captured_stdout() as stdout:
-            cmd.debug_print('xxx')
-        stdout.seek(0)
-        assert stdout.read() == ''
-
-        debug.DEBUG = True
-        try:
-            with captured_stdout() as stdout:
-                cmd.debug_print('xxx')
-            stdout.seek(0)
-            assert stdout.read() == 'xxx\n'
-        finally:
-            debug.DEBUG = False
+    def test_debug_print(self, cmd, capsys, monkeypatch):
+        cmd.debug_print('xxx')
+        assert capsys.readouterr().out == ''
+        monkeypatch.setattr(debug, 'DEBUG', True)
+        cmd.debug_print('xxx')
+        assert capsys.readouterr().out == 'xxx\n'
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_config.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_config.py
index 43ba6766ae..1ae615db95 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_config.py
@@ -46,12 +46,8 @@
 
 
 @support.combine_markers
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures('threshold_warn')
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('pypirc')
-class BasePyPIRCCommandTestCase(
-    support.TempdirManager,
-    support.LoggingSilencer,
-):
+class BasePyPIRCCommandTestCase(support.TempdirManager):
     pass
 
 
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_config_cmd.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_config_cmd.py
index 65c60f64dd..e72a7c5ff8 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_config_cmd.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_config_cmd.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from distutils.command.config import dump_file, config
 from distutils.tests import support
-from distutils import log
+from distutils._log import log
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def info_log(request, monkeypatch):
 
 
 @support.combine_markers
-class TestConfig(support.LoggingSilencer, support.TempdirManager):
+class TestConfig(support.TempdirManager):
     def _info(self, msg, *args):
         for line in msg.splitlines():
             self._logs.append(line)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_core.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_core.py
index 5fe7e958f5..2c11ff769e 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_core.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import distutils.core
 import os
 import sys
-from test.support import captured_stdout
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -121,20 +120,12 @@ def test_run_commands(self, temp_file):
         distutils.core.run_commands(dist)
         assert 'build' in dist.have_run
 
-    def test_debug_mode(self):
+    def test_debug_mode(self, capsys, monkeypatch):
         # this covers the code called when DEBUG is set
         sys.argv = ['setup.py', '--name']
-        with captured_stdout() as stdout:
-            distutils.core.setup(name='bar')
-        stdout.seek(0)
-        assert stdout.read() == 'bar\n'
-
-        distutils.core.DEBUG = True
-        try:
-            with captured_stdout() as stdout:
-                distutils.core.setup(name='bar')
-        finally:
-            distutils.core.DEBUG = False
-        stdout.seek(0)
+        distutils.core.setup(name='bar')
+        capsys.readouterr().out == 'bar\n'
+        monkeypatch.setattr(distutils.core, 'DEBUG', True)
+        distutils.core.setup(name='bar')
         wanted = "options (after parsing config files):\n"
-        assert stdout.readlines()[0] == wanted
+        assert capsys.readouterr().out.startswith(wanted)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_dir_util.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_dir_util.py
index cd7e018f5e..0c6db4afae 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_dir_util.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_dir_util.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     ensure_relative,
 )
 
-from distutils import log
 from distutils.tests import support
 import pytest
 
@@ -20,36 +19,26 @@
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def stuff(request, monkeypatch, distutils_managed_tempdir):
     self = request.instance
-    self._logs = []
     tmp_dir = self.mkdtemp()
     self.root_target = os.path.join(tmp_dir, 'deep')
     self.target = os.path.join(self.root_target, 'here')
     self.target2 = os.path.join(tmp_dir, 'deep2')
-    monkeypatch.setattr(log, 'info', self._log)
 
 
 class TestDirUtil(support.TempdirManager):
-    def _log(self, msg, *args):
-        if len(args) > 0:
-            self._logs.append(msg % args)
-        else:
-            self._logs.append(msg)
-
-    def test_mkpath_remove_tree_verbosity(self):
-
+    def test_mkpath_remove_tree_verbosity(self, caplog):
         mkpath(self.target, verbose=0)
-        wanted = []
-        assert self._logs == wanted
+        assert not caplog.records
         remove_tree(self.root_target, verbose=0)
 
         mkpath(self.target, verbose=1)
         wanted = ['creating %s' % self.root_target, 'creating %s' % self.target]
-        assert self._logs == wanted
-        self._logs = []
+        assert caplog.messages == wanted
+        caplog.clear()
 
         remove_tree(self.root_target, verbose=1)
         wanted = ["removing '%s' (and everything under it)" % self.root_target]
-        assert self._logs == wanted
+        assert caplog.messages == wanted
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif("platform.system() == 'Windows'")
     def test_mkpath_with_custom_mode(self):
@@ -61,24 +50,24 @@ def test_mkpath_with_custom_mode(self):
         mkpath(self.target2, 0o555)
         assert stat.S_IMODE(os.stat(self.target2).st_mode) == 0o555 & ~umask
 
-    def test_create_tree_verbosity(self):
+    def test_create_tree_verbosity(self, caplog):
 
         create_tree(self.root_target, ['one', 'two', 'three'], verbose=0)
-        assert self._logs == []
+        assert caplog.messages == []
         remove_tree(self.root_target, verbose=0)
 
         wanted = ['creating %s' % self.root_target]
         create_tree(self.root_target, ['one', 'two', 'three'], verbose=1)
-        assert self._logs == wanted
+        assert caplog.messages == wanted
 
         remove_tree(self.root_target, verbose=0)
 
-    def test_copy_tree_verbosity(self):
+    def test_copy_tree_verbosity(self, caplog):
 
         mkpath(self.target, verbose=0)
 
         copy_tree(self.target, self.target2, verbose=0)
-        assert self._logs == []
+        assert caplog.messages == []
 
         remove_tree(self.root_target, verbose=0)
 
@@ -89,7 +78,7 @@ def test_copy_tree_verbosity(self):
 
         wanted = ['copying {} -> {}'.format(a_file, self.target2)]
         copy_tree(self.target, self.target2, verbose=1)
-        assert self._logs == wanted
+        assert caplog.messages == wanted
 
         remove_tree(self.root_target, verbose=0)
         remove_tree(self.target2, verbose=0)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_dist.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_dist.py
index 52e0b3ce26..b5e81d0356 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_dist.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_dist.py
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 from distutils.dist import Distribution, fix_help_options
 from distutils.cmd import Command
 
-from test.support import captured_stdout, captured_stderr
 from distutils.tests import support
-from distutils import log
 
 
 pydistutils_cfg = '.' * (os.name == 'posix') + 'pydistutils.cfg'
@@ -52,10 +50,7 @@ def clear_argv():
 @support.combine_markers
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('save_env')
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('save_argv')
-class TestDistributionBehavior(
-    support.LoggingSilencer,
-    support.TempdirManager,
-):
+class TestDistributionBehavior(support.TempdirManager):
     def create_distribution(self, configfiles=()):
         d = TestDistribution()
         d._config_files = configfiles
@@ -240,10 +235,8 @@ def test_get_command_packages(self):
     def test_announce(self):
         # make sure the level is known
         dist = Distribution()
-        args = ('ok',)
-        kwargs = {'level': 'ok2'}
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-            dist.announce(args, kwargs)
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+            dist.announce('ok', level='ok2')
 
     def test_find_config_files_disable(self, temp_home):
         # Ticket #1180: Allow user to disable their home config file.
@@ -373,16 +366,15 @@ def test_classifier(self):
         meta = self.format_metadata(dist)
         assert 'Metadata-Version: 1.1' in meta
 
-    def test_classifier_invalid_type(self):
+    def test_classifier_invalid_type(self, caplog):
         attrs = {
             'name': 'Boa',
             'version': '3.0',
             'classifiers': ('Programming Language :: Python :: 3',),
         }
-        with captured_stderr() as error:
-            d = Distribution(attrs)
+        d = Distribution(attrs)
         # should have warning about passing a non-list
-        assert 'should be a list' in error.getvalue()
+        assert 'should be a list' in caplog.messages[0]
         # should be converted to a list
         assert isinstance(d.metadata.classifiers, list)
         assert d.metadata.classifiers == list(attrs['classifiers'])
@@ -396,16 +388,15 @@ def test_keywords(self):
         dist = Distribution(attrs)
         assert dist.get_keywords() == ['spam', 'eggs', 'life of brian']
 
-    def test_keywords_invalid_type(self):
+    def test_keywords_invalid_type(self, caplog):
         attrs = {
             'name': 'Monty',
             'version': '1.0',
             'keywords': ('spam', 'eggs', 'life of brian'),
         }
-        with captured_stderr() as error:
-            d = Distribution(attrs)
+        d = Distribution(attrs)
         # should have warning about passing a non-list
-        assert 'should be a list' in error.getvalue()
+        assert 'should be a list' in caplog.messages[0]
         # should be converted to a list
         assert isinstance(d.metadata.keywords, list)
         assert d.metadata.keywords == list(attrs['keywords'])
@@ -419,16 +410,15 @@ def test_platforms(self):
         dist = Distribution(attrs)
         assert dist.get_platforms() == ['GNU/Linux', 'Some Evil Platform']
 
-    def test_platforms_invalid_types(self):
+    def test_platforms_invalid_types(self, caplog):
         attrs = {
             'name': 'Monty',
             'version': '1.0',
             'platforms': ('GNU/Linux', 'Some Evil Platform'),
         }
-        with captured_stderr() as error:
-            d = Distribution(attrs)
+        d = Distribution(attrs)
         # should have warning about passing a non-list
-        assert 'should be a list' in error.getvalue()
+        assert 'should be a list' in caplog.messages[0]
         # should be converted to a list
         assert isinstance(d.metadata.platforms, list)
         assert d.metadata.platforms == list(attrs['platforms'])
@@ -479,18 +469,17 @@ def test_fix_help_options(self):
         assert fancy_options[0] == ('a', 'b', 'c')
         assert fancy_options[1] == (1, 2, 3)
 
-    def test_show_help(self, request):
+    def test_show_help(self, request, capsys):
         # smoke test, just makes sure some help is displayed
-        reset_log = functools.partial(log.set_threshold, log._global_log.threshold)
-        request.addfinalizer(reset_log)
         dist = Distribution()
         sys.argv = []
         dist.help = 1
         dist.script_name = 'setup.py'
-        with captured_stdout() as s:
-            dist.parse_command_line()
+        dist.parse_command_line()
 
-        output = [line for line in s.getvalue().split('\n') if line.strip() != '']
+        output = [
+            line for line in capsys.readouterr().out.split('\n') if line.strip() != ''
+        ]
         assert output
 
     def test_read_metadata(self):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_file_util.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_file_util.py
index b2e83c52f2..9f44f91dfa 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_file_util.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_file_util.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import unittest.mock as mock
 
 from distutils.file_util import move_file, copy_file
-from distutils import log
 from distutils.tests import support
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsFileError
 from .py38compat import unlink
@@ -14,22 +13,14 @@
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def stuff(request, monkeypatch, distutils_managed_tempdir):
     self = request.instance
-    self._logs = []
     tmp_dir = self.mkdtemp()
     self.source = os.path.join(tmp_dir, 'f1')
     self.target = os.path.join(tmp_dir, 'f2')
     self.target_dir = os.path.join(tmp_dir, 'd1')
-    monkeypatch.setattr(log, 'info', self._log)
 
 
 class TestFileUtil(support.TempdirManager):
-    def _log(self, msg, *args):
-        if len(args) > 0:
-            self._logs.append(msg % args)
-        else:
-            self._logs.append(msg)
-
-    def test_move_file_verbosity(self):
+    def test_move_file_verbosity(self, caplog):
         f = open(self.source, 'w')
         try:
             f.write('some content')
@@ -37,25 +28,24 @@ def test_move_file_verbosity(self):
             f.close()
 
         move_file(self.source, self.target, verbose=0)
-        wanted = []
-        assert self._logs == wanted
+        assert not caplog.messages
 
         # back to original state
         move_file(self.target, self.source, verbose=0)
 
         move_file(self.source, self.target, verbose=1)
         wanted = ['moving {} -> {}'.format(self.source, self.target)]
-        assert self._logs == wanted
+        assert caplog.messages == wanted
 
         # back to original state
         move_file(self.target, self.source, verbose=0)
 
-        self._logs = []
+        caplog.clear()
         # now the target is a dir
         os.mkdir(self.target_dir)
         move_file(self.source, self.target_dir, verbose=1)
         wanted = ['moving {} -> {}'.format(self.source, self.target_dir)]
-        assert self._logs == wanted
+        assert caplog.messages == wanted
 
     def test_move_file_exception_unpacking_rename(self):
         # see issue 22182
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_filelist.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_filelist.py
index 7ff9d3e866..2cee42cddd 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_filelist.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_filelist.py
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 """Tests for distutils.filelist."""
 import os
 import re
+import logging
+
 from distutils import debug
-from distutils.log import WARN
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsTemplateError
 from distutils.filelist import glob_to_re, translate_pattern, FileList
 from distutils import filelist
 
-from test.support import captured_stdout
-
 import pytest
 import jaraco.path
 
-from distutils.tests import support
 from . import py38compat as os_helper
 
 
@@ -37,14 +35,16 @@ def make_local_path(s):
     return s.replace('/', os.sep)
 
 
-class TestFileList(support.LoggingSilencer):
-    def assertNoWarnings(self):
-        assert self.get_logs(WARN) == []
-        self.clear_logs()
+class TestFileList:
+    def assertNoWarnings(self, caplog):
+        warnings = [rec for rec in caplog.records if rec.levelno == logging.WARNING]
+        assert not warnings
+        caplog.clear()
 
-    def assertWarnings(self):
-        assert len(self.get_logs(WARN)) > 0
-        self.clear_logs()
+    def assertWarnings(self, caplog):
+        warnings = [rec for rec in caplog.records if rec.levelno == logging.WARNING]
+        assert warnings
+        caplog.clear()
 
     def test_glob_to_re(self):
         sep = os.sep
@@ -110,19 +110,14 @@ def test_process_template_line(self):
 
         assert file_list.files == wanted
 
-    def test_debug_print(self):
+    def test_debug_print(self, capsys, monkeypatch):
         file_list = FileList()
-        with captured_stdout() as stdout:
-            file_list.debug_print('xxx')
-        assert stdout.getvalue() == ''
-
-        debug.DEBUG = True
-        try:
-            with captured_stdout() as stdout:
-                file_list.debug_print('xxx')
-            assert stdout.getvalue() == 'xxx\n'
-        finally:
-            debug.DEBUG = False
+        file_list.debug_print('xxx')
+        assert capsys.readouterr().out == ''
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(debug, 'DEBUG', True)
+        file_list.debug_print('xxx')
+        assert capsys.readouterr().out == 'xxx\n'
 
     def test_set_allfiles(self):
         file_list = FileList()
@@ -188,7 +183,7 @@ def test_include_pattern(self):
         file_list.include_pattern('*')
         assert file_list.allfiles == ['a.py', 'b.txt']
 
-    def test_process_template(self):
+    def test_process_template(self, caplog):
         mlp = make_local_path
         # invalid lines
         file_list = FileList()
@@ -212,11 +207,11 @@ def test_process_template(self):
 
         file_list.process_template_line('include *.py')
         assert file_list.files == ['a.py']
-        self.assertNoWarnings()
+        self.assertNoWarnings(caplog)
 
         file_list.process_template_line('include *.rb')
         assert file_list.files == ['a.py']
-        self.assertWarnings()
+        self.assertWarnings(caplog)
 
         # exclude
         file_list = FileList()
@@ -224,11 +219,11 @@ def test_process_template(self):
 
         file_list.process_template_line('exclude *.py')
         assert file_list.files == ['b.txt', mlp('d/c.py')]
-        self.assertNoWarnings()
+        self.assertNoWarnings(caplog)
 
         file_list.process_template_line('exclude *.rb')
         assert file_list.files == ['b.txt', mlp('d/c.py')]
-        self.assertWarnings()
+        self.assertWarnings(caplog)
 
         # global-include
         file_list = FileList()
@@ -236,11 +231,11 @@ def test_process_template(self):
 
         file_list.process_template_line('global-include *.py')
         assert file_list.files == ['a.py', mlp('d/c.py')]
-        self.assertNoWarnings()
+        self.assertNoWarnings(caplog)
 
         file_list.process_template_line('global-include *.rb')
         assert file_list.files == ['a.py', mlp('d/c.py')]
-        self.assertWarnings()
+        self.assertWarnings(caplog)
 
         # global-exclude
         file_list = FileList()
@@ -248,11 +243,11 @@ def test_process_template(self):
 
         file_list.process_template_line('global-exclude *.py')
         assert file_list.files == ['b.txt']
-        self.assertNoWarnings()
+        self.assertNoWarnings(caplog)
 
         file_list.process_template_line('global-exclude *.rb')
         assert file_list.files == ['b.txt']
-        self.assertWarnings()
+        self.assertWarnings(caplog)
 
         # recursive-include
         file_list = FileList()
@@ -260,11 +255,11 @@ def test_process_template(self):
 
         file_list.process_template_line('recursive-include d *.py')
         assert file_list.files == [mlp('d/b.py'), mlp('d/d/e.py')]
-        self.assertNoWarnings()
+        self.assertNoWarnings(caplog)
 
         file_list.process_template_line('recursive-include e *.py')
         assert file_list.files == [mlp('d/b.py'), mlp('d/d/e.py')]
-        self.assertWarnings()
+        self.assertWarnings(caplog)
 
         # recursive-exclude
         file_list = FileList()
@@ -272,11 +267,11 @@ def test_process_template(self):
 
         file_list.process_template_line('recursive-exclude d *.py')
         assert file_list.files == ['a.py', mlp('d/c.txt')]
-        self.assertNoWarnings()
+        self.assertNoWarnings(caplog)
 
         file_list.process_template_line('recursive-exclude e *.py')
         assert file_list.files == ['a.py', mlp('d/c.txt')]
-        self.assertWarnings()
+        self.assertWarnings(caplog)
 
         # graft
         file_list = FileList()
@@ -284,11 +279,11 @@ def test_process_template(self):
 
         file_list.process_template_line('graft d')
         assert file_list.files == [mlp('d/b.py'), mlp('d/d/e.py')]
-        self.assertNoWarnings()
+        self.assertNoWarnings(caplog)
 
         file_list.process_template_line('graft e')
         assert file_list.files == [mlp('d/b.py'), mlp('d/d/e.py')]
-        self.assertWarnings()
+        self.assertWarnings(caplog)
 
         # prune
         file_list = FileList()
@@ -296,11 +291,11 @@ def test_process_template(self):
 
         file_list.process_template_line('prune d')
         assert file_list.files == ['a.py', mlp('f/f.py')]
-        self.assertNoWarnings()
+        self.assertNoWarnings(caplog)
 
         file_list.process_template_line('prune e')
         assert file_list.files == ['a.py', mlp('f/f.py')]
-        self.assertWarnings()
+        self.assertWarnings(caplog)
 
 
 class TestFindAll:
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install.py
index 32a18b2f2f..102218bc00 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 import site
 import pathlib
-
-from test.support import captured_stdout
+import logging
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ def _make_ext_name(modname):
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('save_env')
 class TestInstall(
     support.TempdirManager,
-    support.LoggingSilencer,
 ):
     @pytest.mark.xfail(
         'platform.system() == "Windows" and sys.version_info > (3, 11)',
@@ -246,13 +244,9 @@ def test_record_extensions(self):
         ]
         assert found == expected
 
-    def test_debug_mode(self):
+    def test_debug_mode(self, caplog, monkeypatch):
         # this covers the code called when DEBUG is set
-        old_logs_len = len(self.logs)
-        install_module.DEBUG = True
-        try:
-            with captured_stdout():
-                self.test_record()
-        finally:
-            install_module.DEBUG = False
-        assert len(self.logs) > old_logs_len
+        monkeypatch.setattr(install_module, 'DEBUG', True)
+        caplog.set_level(logging.DEBUG)
+        self.test_record()
+        assert any(rec for rec in caplog.records if rec.levelno == logging.DEBUG)
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_data.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_data.py
index f77c790fca..9badbc264f 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_data.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_data.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('save_env')
 class TestInstallData(
     support.TempdirManager,
-    support.LoggingSilencer,
 ):
     def test_simple_run(self):
         pkg_dir, dist = self.create_dist()
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_headers.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_headers.py
index 7594f5af3c..1e8ccf7991 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_headers.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_headers.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('save_env')
 class TestInstallHeaders(
     support.TempdirManager,
-    support.LoggingSilencer,
 ):
     def test_simple_run(self):
         # we have two headers
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_lib.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_lib.py
index a654a66a79..0bd67cd04d 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_lib.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_lib.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('save_env')
 class TestInstallLib(
     support.TempdirManager,
-    support.LoggingSilencer,
 ):
     def test_finalize_options(self):
         dist = self.create_dist()[1]
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ def test_get_inputs(self):
         inputs = cmd.get_inputs()
         assert len(inputs) == 2, inputs
 
-    def test_dont_write_bytecode(self):
+    def test_dont_write_bytecode(self, caplog):
         # makes sure byte_compile is not used
         dist = self.create_dist()[1]
         cmd = install_lib(dist)
@@ -108,4 +107,4 @@ def test_dont_write_bytecode(self):
         finally:
             sys.dont_write_bytecode = old_dont_write_bytecode
 
-        assert 'byte-compiling is disabled' in self.logs[0][1] % self.logs[0][2]
+        assert 'byte-compiling is disabled' in caplog.messages[0]
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_scripts.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_scripts.py
index 0d17f11b5b..58313f2864 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_scripts.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_install_scripts.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from distutils.tests import support
 
 
-class TestInstallScripts(support.TempdirManager, support.LoggingSilencer):
+class TestInstallScripts(support.TempdirManager):
     def test_default_settings(self):
         dist = Distribution()
         dist.command_obj["build"] = support.DummyCommand(build_scripts="/foo/bar")
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_log.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_log.py
index 7aeee4057f..ec6a0c8051 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_log.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_log.py
@@ -1,52 +1,13 @@
 """Tests for distutils.log"""
 
-import io
-import sys
-from test.support import swap_attr
+import logging
 
-import pytest
-
-from distutils import log
+from distutils._log import log
 
 
 class TestLog:
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        'errors',
-        (
-            'strict',
-            'backslashreplace',
-            'surrogateescape',
-            'replace',
-            'ignore',
-        ),
-    )
-    def test_non_ascii(self, errors):
-        # Issues #8663, #34421: test that non-encodable text is escaped with
-        # backslashreplace error handler and encodable non-ASCII text is
-        # output as is.
-        stdout = io.TextIOWrapper(io.BytesIO(), encoding='cp437', errors=errors)
-        stderr = io.TextIOWrapper(io.BytesIO(), encoding='cp437', errors=errors)
-        old_threshold = log.set_threshold(log.DEBUG)
-        try:
-            with swap_attr(sys, 'stdout', stdout), swap_attr(sys, 'stderr', stderr):
-                log.debug('Dεbug\tMėssãge')
-                log.fatal('Fαtal\tÈrrōr')
-        finally:
-            log.set_threshold(old_threshold)
-
-        stdout.seek(0)
-        assert stdout.read().rstrip() == (
-            'Dεbug\tM?ss?ge'
-            if errors == 'replace'
-            else 'Dεbug\tMssge'
-            if errors == 'ignore'
-            else 'Dεbug\tM\\u0117ss\\xe3ge'
-        )
-        stderr.seek(0)
-        assert stderr.read().rstrip() == (
-            'Fαtal\t?rr?r'
-            if errors == 'replace'
-            else 'Fαtal\trrr'
-            if errors == 'ignore'
-            else 'Fαtal\t\\xc8rr\\u014dr'
-        )
+    def test_non_ascii(self, caplog):
+        caplog.set_level(logging.DEBUG)
+        log.debug('Dεbug\tMėssãge')
+        log.fatal('Fαtal\tÈrrōr')
+        assert caplog.messages == ['Dεbug\tMėssãge', 'Fαtal\tÈrrōr']
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_register.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_register.py
index 0a5765f1fd..a10393b5e6 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_register.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_register.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from distutils.command import register as register_module
 from distutils.command.register import register
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsSetupError
-from distutils.log import INFO
 
 from distutils.tests.test_config import BasePyPIRCCommandTestCase
 import pytest
@@ -303,14 +302,13 @@ def test_register_invalid_long_description(self, monkeypatch):
         with pytest.raises(DistutilsSetupError):
             cmd.run()
 
-    def test_list_classifiers(self):
+    def test_list_classifiers(self, caplog):
         cmd = self._get_cmd()
         cmd.list_classifiers = 1
         cmd.run()
-        results = self.get_logs(INFO)
-        assert results == ['running check', 'xxx']
+        assert caplog.messages == ['running check', 'xxx']
 
-    def test_show_response(self):
+    def test_show_response(self, caplog):
         # test that the --show-response option return a well formatted response
         cmd = self._get_cmd()
         inputs = Inputs('1', 'tarek', 'y')
@@ -321,5 +319,4 @@ def test_show_response(self):
         finally:
             del register_module.input
 
-        results = self.get_logs(INFO)
-        assert results[3] == 75 * '-' + '\nxxx\n' + 75 * '-'
+        assert caplog.messages[3] == 75 * '-' + '\nxxx\n' + 75 * '-'
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_sdist.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
index b11fe7c41e..97504722ac 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_sdist.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import zipfile
 from os.path import join
 from textwrap import dedent
-from test.support import captured_stdout
 from .unix_compat import require_unix_id, require_uid_0, pwd, grp
 
 import pytest
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@
 from distutils.tests.test_config import BasePyPIRCCommandTestCase
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError
 from distutils.spawn import find_executable  # noqa: F401
-from distutils.log import WARN
 from distutils.filelist import FileList
 from distutils.archive_util import ARCHIVE_FORMATS
 
@@ -252,8 +250,12 @@ def test_add_defaults(self):
             f.close()
         assert manifest == MANIFEST % {'sep': os.sep}
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def warnings(messages, prefix='warning: '):
+        return [msg for msg in messages if msg.startswith(prefix)]
+
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures('needs_zlib')
-    def test_metadata_check_option(self):
+    def test_metadata_check_option(self, caplog):
         # testing the `medata-check` option
         dist, cmd = self.get_cmd(metadata={})
 
@@ -261,21 +263,15 @@ def test_metadata_check_option(self):
         # with the `check` subcommand
         cmd.ensure_finalized()
         cmd.run()
-        warnings = [
-            msg for msg in self.get_logs(WARN) if msg.startswith('warning: check:')
-        ]
-        assert len(warnings) == 1
+        assert len(self.warnings(caplog.messages, 'warning: check: ')) == 1
 
         # trying with a complete set of metadata
-        self.clear_logs()
+        caplog.clear()
         dist, cmd = self.get_cmd()
         cmd.ensure_finalized()
         cmd.metadata_check = 0
         cmd.run()
-        warnings = [
-            msg for msg in self.get_logs(WARN) if msg.startswith('warning: check:')
-        ]
-        assert len(warnings) == 0
+        assert len(self.warnings(caplog.messages, 'warning: check: ')) == 0
 
     def test_check_metadata_deprecated(self):
         # makes sure make_metadata is deprecated
@@ -285,15 +281,14 @@ def test_check_metadata_deprecated(self):
             cmd.check_metadata()
             assert len(w.warnings) == 1
 
-    def test_show_formats(self):
-        with captured_stdout() as stdout:
-            show_formats()
+    def test_show_formats(self, capsys):
+        show_formats()
 
         # the output should be a header line + one line per format
         num_formats = len(ARCHIVE_FORMATS.keys())
         output = [
             line
-            for line in stdout.getvalue().split('\n')
+            for line in capsys.readouterr().out.split('\n')
             if line.strip().startswith('--formats=')
         ]
         assert len(output) == num_formats
@@ -323,28 +318,27 @@ def test_finalize_options(self):
     # the following tests make sure there is a nice error message instead
     # of a traceback when parsing an invalid manifest template
 
-    def _check_template(self, content):
+    def _check_template(self, content, caplog):
         dist, cmd = self.get_cmd()
         os.chdir(self.tmp_dir)
         self.write_file('MANIFEST.in', content)
         cmd.ensure_finalized()
         cmd.filelist = FileList()
         cmd.read_template()
-        warnings = self.get_logs(WARN)
-        assert len(warnings) == 1
+        assert len(self.warnings(caplog.messages)) == 1
 
-    def test_invalid_template_unknown_command(self):
-        self._check_template('taunt knights *')
+    def test_invalid_template_unknown_command(self, caplog):
+        self._check_template('taunt knights *', caplog)
 
-    def test_invalid_template_wrong_arguments(self):
+    def test_invalid_template_wrong_arguments(self, caplog):
         # this manifest command takes one argument
-        self._check_template('prune')
+        self._check_template('prune', caplog)
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif("platform.system() != 'Windows'")
-    def test_invalid_template_wrong_path(self):
+    def test_invalid_template_wrong_path(self, caplog):
         # on Windows, trailing slashes are not allowed
         # this used to crash instead of raising a warning: #8286
-        self._check_template('include examples/')
+        self._check_template('include examples/', caplog)
 
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures('needs_zlib')
     def test_get_file_list(self):
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_spawn.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_spawn.py
index 5da499777a..08a34ee2b8 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_spawn.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_spawn.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 
-class TestSpawn(support.TempdirManager, support.LoggingSilencer):
+class TestSpawn(support.TempdirManager):
     @pytest.mark.skipif("os.name not in ('nt', 'posix')")
     def test_spawn(self):
         tmpdir = self.mkdtemp()
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_upload.py b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_upload.py
index fb905b641a..9685c065f5 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_upload.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/tests/test_upload.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 from distutils.command.upload import upload
 from distutils.core import Distribution
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsError
-from distutils.log import ERROR, INFO
 
 from distutils.tests.test_config import PYPIRC, BasePyPIRCCommandTestCase
 import pytest
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ def test_saved_password(self):
         cmd.finalize_options()
         assert cmd.password == 'xxx'
 
-    def test_upload(self):
+    def test_upload(self, caplog):
         tmp = self.mkdtemp()
         path = os.path.join(tmp, 'xxx')
         self.write_file(path)
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ def test_upload(self):
             )
 
         # The PyPI response body was echoed
-        results = self.get_logs(INFO)
+        results = caplog.messages
         assert results[-1] == 75 * '-' + '\nxyzzy\n' + 75 * '-'
 
     # bpo-32304: archives whose last byte was b'\r' were corrupted due to
@@ -178,11 +177,11 @@ def test_upload_correct_cr(self):
         assert int(headers['Content-length']) >= 2172
         assert b'long description\r' in self.last_open.req.data
 
-    def test_upload_fails(self):
+    def test_upload_fails(self, caplog):
         self.next_msg = "Not Found"
         self.next_code = 404
         with pytest.raises(DistutilsError):
-            self.test_upload()
+            self.test_upload(caplog)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         'exception,expected,raised_exception',
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ def test_upload_fails(self):
             ),
         ],
     )
-    def test_wrong_exception_order(self, exception, expected, raised_exception):
+    def test_wrong_exception_order(self, exception, expected, raised_exception, caplog):
         tmp = self.mkdtemp()
         path = os.path.join(tmp, 'xxx')
         self.write_file(path)
@@ -213,6 +212,6 @@ def test_wrong_exception_order(self, exception, expected, raised_exception):
                 cmd = upload(dist)
                 cmd.ensure_finalized()
                 cmd.run()
-            results = self.get_logs(ERROR)
+            results = caplog.messages
             assert expected in results[-1]
-            self.clear_logs()
+            caplog.clear()
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/unixccompiler.py b/setuptools/_distutils/unixccompiler.py
index 4ab771a475..4bf2e6a681 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/unixccompiler.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/unixccompiler.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 import shlex
 import itertools
 
-from distutils import sysconfig
-from distutils.dep_util import newer
-from distutils.ccompiler import CCompiler, gen_preprocess_options, gen_lib_options
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsExecError, CompileError, LibError, LinkError
-from distutils import log
+from . import sysconfig
+from .dep_util import newer
+from .ccompiler import CCompiler, gen_preprocess_options, gen_lib_options
+from .errors import DistutilsExecError, CompileError, LibError, LinkError
+from ._log import log
 from ._macos_compat import compiler_fixup
 
 # XXX Things not currently handled:
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/util.py b/setuptools/_distutils/util.py
index 4763202b67..8668b43699 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/util.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/util.py
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 import sysconfig
 import functools
 
-from distutils.errors import DistutilsPlatformError, DistutilsByteCompileError
-from distutils.dep_util import newer
-from distutils.spawn import spawn
-from distutils import log
+from .errors import DistutilsPlatformError, DistutilsByteCompileError
+from .dep_util import newer
+from .spawn import spawn
+from ._log import log
 
 
 def get_host_platform():
diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/versionpredicate.py b/setuptools/_distutils/versionpredicate.py
index 6ea1192d4c..d6c0c007aa 100644
--- a/setuptools/_distutils/versionpredicate.py
+++ b/setuptools/_distutils/versionpredicate.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Module for parsing and testing package version predicate strings.
 """
 import re
-import distutils.version
+from . import version
 import operator
 
 
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def splitUp(pred):
     if not res:
         raise ValueError("bad package restriction syntax: %r" % pred)
     comp, verStr = res.groups()
-    with distutils.version.suppress_known_deprecation():
-        other = distutils.version.StrictVersion(verStr)
+    with version.suppress_known_deprecation():
+        other = version.StrictVersion(verStr)
     return (comp, other)
 
 
@@ -170,6 +170,6 @@ def split_provision(value):
         raise ValueError("illegal provides specification: %r" % value)
     ver = m.group(2) or None
     if ver:
-        with distutils.version.suppress_known_deprecation():
-            ver = distutils.version.StrictVersion(ver)
+        with version.suppress_known_deprecation():
+            ver = version.StrictVersion(ver)
     return m.group(1), ver