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Upgrading setuptools 82 to 83

Breaking82.0.1 → 83.0.0Breaking1Security1Platform1

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1 breaking change and a platform requirement change and a security fix.

In plain terms
  • The dry_run option is no longer supported after syncing with the upstream distutils fork.
  • This version of setuptools no longer works on Python older than 3.10.
  • File exclusion rules in MANIFEST.in now match non-ASCII filenames regardless of how the characters are encoded, so excluded files are no longer accidentally published.
Must act 3 items need code or config changes

Python requirement changed in 83.0.0: >=3.9 → >=3.10.

What you must change

Breaking1
Syncs with pypa/distutils@d7633fbed, removing dry_run support.
dry_run
83.0.0NEWS.rstSummarizedView source
Security1
Makes MANIFEST.in matching via FileList insensitive to Unicode normalization form, fixing exclusions that silently failed.
MANIFEST.inFileListexcludeglobal-excluderecursive-excludepruneMedium · CVSS 6.1
83.0.0NEWS.rstSummarizedView source
Platform1
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
83.0.0NEWS.rstSummarizedView source

API changes

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  • added: function normalize(text)