Remove deprecated code after warnings have been issued for a long period.

newsfragments/4322.removal.1.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Remove ``setuptools.convert_path`` after long deprecation period.
+This function was never defined by ``setuptools`` itself, but rather a
+side-effect of an import for internal usage.

newsfragments/4322.removal.2.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Remove fallback for customisations of ``distutils``' ``build.sub_command`` after long
+deprecated period.
+Users are advised to import ``build`` directly from ``setuptools.command.build``.

setuptools/__init__.py

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import _distutils_hack.override  # noqa: F401
 import distutils.core
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError
-from distutils.util import convert_path as _convert_path
 
 from . import logging, monkey
 from . import version as _version_module
@@ -247,22 +246,6 @@ def findall(dir=os.curdir):
     return list(files)
 
 
-@functools.wraps(_convert_path)
-def convert_path(pathname):
-    SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning.emit(
-        "Access to implementation detail",
-        """
-        The function `convert_path` is not provided by setuptools itself,
-        and therefore not part of the public API.
-
-        Its direct usage by 3rd-party packages is considered improper and the function
-        may be removed in the future.
-        """,
-        due_date=(2023, 12, 13),  # initial deprecation 2022-03-25, see #3201
-    )
-    return _convert_path(pathname)
-
-
 class sic(str):
     """Treat this string as-is (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic)"""
 

setuptools/command/build.py

@@ -1,31 +1,13 @@
 from typing import Dict, List, Protocol
 from distutils.command.build import build as _build
 
-from ..warnings import SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning
-
 _ORIGINAL_SUBCOMMANDS = {"build_py", "build_clib", "build_ext", "build_scripts"}
 
 
 class build(_build):
     # copy to avoid sharing the object with parent class
     sub_commands = _build.sub_commands[:]
 
-    def get_sub_commands(self):
-        subcommands = {cmd[0] for cmd in _build.sub_commands}
-        if subcommands - _ORIGINAL_SUBCOMMANDS:
-            SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning.emit(
-                "Direct usage of `distutils` commands",
-                """
-                It seems that you are using `distutils.command.build` to add
-                new subcommands. Using `distutils` directly is considered deprecated,
-                please use `setuptools.command.build`.
-                """,
-                due_date=(2023, 12, 13),  # Warning introduced in 13 Jun 2022.
-                see_url="https://peps.python.org/pep-0632/",
-            )
-            self.sub_commands = _build.sub_commands
-        return super().get_sub_commands()
-
 
 class SubCommand(Protocol):
     """In order to support editable installations (see :pep:`660`) all

setuptools/tests/test_build.py

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-from contextlib import contextmanager
-from setuptools import Command, SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning
+from setuptools import Command
 from setuptools.dist import Distribution
 from setuptools.command.build import build
-from distutils.command.build import build as distutils_build
-
-import pytest
 
 
 def test_distribution_gives_setuptools_build_obj(tmpdir_cwd):
@@ -24,15 +20,6 @@ def test_distribution_gives_setuptools_build_obj(tmpdir_cwd):
     assert isinstance(dist.get_command_obj("build"), build)
 
 
-@contextmanager
-def _restore_sub_commands():
-    orig = distutils_build.sub_commands[:]
-    try:
-        yield
-    finally:
-        distutils_build.sub_commands = orig
-
-
 class Subcommand(Command):
     """Dummy command to be used in tests"""
 
@@ -44,24 +31,3 @@ def finalize_options(self):
 
     def run(self):
         raise NotImplementedError("just to check if the command runs")
-
-
-@_restore_sub_commands()
-def test_subcommand_in_distutils(tmpdir_cwd):
-    """
-    Ensure that sub commands registered in ``distutils`` run,
-    after instructing the users to migrate to ``setuptools``.
-    """
-    dist = Distribution(
-        dict(
-            packages=[],
-            cmdclass={'subcommand': Subcommand},
-        )
-    )
-    distutils_build.sub_commands.append(('subcommand', None))
-
-    warning_msg = "please use .setuptools.command.build."
-    with pytest.warns(SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning, match=warning_msg):
-        # For backward compatibility, the subcommand should run anyway:
-        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError, match="the command runs"):
-            dist.run_command("build")

setuptools/tests/test_setuptools.py

@@ -307,8 +307,3 @@ def test_its_own_wheel_does_not_contain_tests(setuptools_wheel):
 
     for member in contents:
         assert '/tests/' not in member
-
-
-def test_convert_path_deprecated():
-    with pytest.warns(setuptools.SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning):
-        setuptools.convert_path('setuptools/tests')

tox.ini

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ deps =
 	# Ideally all the dependencies should be set as "extras"
 setenv =
 	PYTHONWARNDEFAULTENCODING = 1
-	SETUPTOOLS_ENFORCE_DEPRECATION = {env:SETUPTOOLS_ENFORCE_DEPRECATION:0}
-	# ^-- Temporarily disable enforcement so CI don't fail on due dates
+	SETUPTOOLS_ENFORCE_DEPRECATION = {env:SETUPTOOLS_ENFORCE_DEPRECATION:1}
 commands =
 	pytest {posargs}
 usedevelop = True