fix: replace distutils with setuptools, modernize Python support#5
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- Replace distutils imports with setuptools equivalents: - distutils.command.sdist → setuptools.command.sdist - distutils.command.build_ext → setuptools.command.build_ext - distutils.cmd.Command → setuptools.Command - Update Python version classifiers from 3.6/3.7 to 3.8-3.12 - Add python_requires='>=3.8' distutils was removed in Python 3.12, causing import errors.
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Problem
py-lua-style uses
distutilswhich was removed in Python 3.12. This causes import errors:distutils.command.sdistdistutils.command.build_extdistutils.cmd.CommandAdditionally, the Python version classifiers only listed 3.6 and 3.7, which are long EOL.
Fix
distutilsimports withsetuptoolsequivalentspython_requires='>=3.8'*.htmlto.gitignorefor Cython annotation filesTesting
python3-devsystem package for C extension compilation (installed on CI)