Update base.py to remove setuptools and use standard library #694
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This PR updates the method for retrieving the version number of the
polygon-api-client
package. It replaces the use ofpkg_resources
fromsetuptools
withimportlib.metadata
, which is part of the standard library in Python 3.8 and newer.Changes
import pkg_resources
and replaced it withfrom importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
.importlib.metadata.version
instead ofpkg_resources.require
.Benefits
setuptools
which is deprecated and causing issues (pkg_resources is deprecated as an API #693 & setuptools is a requirement #593)