[BUG] ensure_local_distutils is failing when pip is imported before setuptools #3044
Description
setuptools version
Python version
CPython 3.10.2
OS
Gentoo Linux
Additional environment information
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Description
When pip is imported before setuptools, the ensure_local_distutils assertion fails.
Expected behavior
No failing assertions ;-).
How to Reproduce
pip install pip setuptools
python -c 'import pip; import setuptools'
Output
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "/tmp/setuptools/setuptools/__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
import _distutils_hack.override # noqa: F401
File "/tmp/setuptools/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/_distutils_hack/override.py", line 1, in <module>
__import__('_distutils_hack').do_override()
File "/tmp/setuptools/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/_distutils_hack/__init__.py", line 71, in do_override
ensure_local_distutils()
File "/tmp/setuptools/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/_distutils_hack/__init__.py", line 59, in ensure_local_distutils
assert '_distutils' in core.__file__, core.__file__
AssertionError: /usr/lib/python3.10/distutils/core.pyCode of Conduct
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