`DeprecationWarning`: `pkg_resources` is deprecated as an API in `utils/module.py`

[joshuacwnewton]

The following warning has appeared in our pytest output:

=============================== warnings summary ===============================
python/envs/venv_sct/lib/python3.9/site-packages/monai/utils/module.py:396
  /home/runner/work/spinalcordtoolbox/spinalcordtoolbox/python/envs/venv_sct/lib/python3.9/site-packages/monai/utils/module.py:396:"""
DeprecationWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. 
See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html
    pkg = __import__(module)  # top level module
"""

MONAI version: 1.3.0

Skimming the MONAI source code, it seems like MONAI made this an optional import in #2482:

MONAI/monai/utils/module.py

Line 591 in ec63e06

pkging, has_ver = optional_import("pkg_resources", name="packaging")

But, it seems like pkg_resources shouldn't be used at all: https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html

[rukundob451]

@joshuacwnewton is this issue still available?

[joshuacwnewton]

Yes, I think so, given that there have been no changes to the MONAI codebase to remove the usage of pkg_resources. :)

[ken-ni]

I'm with CodeDay Labs 2024, my team is currently working on this.