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-rw-r--r--setuptools/command/easy_install.py6
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
index a82b1655..15e46cfc 100644
--- a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
+++ b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
@@ -2070,9 +2070,7 @@ class ScriptWriter:
gui apps.
"""
- try:
- from importlib.metadata import distribution # noqa: F401
-
+ if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
template = textwrap.dedent(r"""
# EASY-INSTALL-ENTRY-SCRIPT: %(spec)r,%(group)r,%(name)r
__requires__ = %(spec)r
@@ -2086,7 +2084,7 @@ class ScriptWriter:
if entry_point.group == %(group)r and entry_point.name == %(name)r:
sys.exit(entry_point.load()())
""").lstrip() # noqa: E501
- except ImportError:
+ else:
template = textwrap.dedent(r"""
# EASY-INSTALL-ENTRY-SCRIPT: %(spec)r,%(group)r,%(name)r
__requires__ = %(spec)r