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from distutils.version import LooseVersion
import IPython
ipython_version = LooseVersion(IPython.__version__)
if ipython_version < '0.11':
from IPython.genutils import page
from IPython.ipstruct import Struct
from IPython.ipapi import UsageError
else:
from IPython.core.page import page
from IPython.utils.ipstruct import Struct
from IPython.core.error import UsageError

In Python 3.12 distutils has been removed from the standard library.

We could

  • add setuptools to the dependencies (having it required for the build-system doesn't make it required for the built package).
  • write it like
    try: 
        from IPython.core.page import page 
        from IPython.utils.ipstruct import Struct 
        from IPython.core.error import UsageError
    except ImportError:
        # probably IPython < 0.11
        from IPython.genutils import page 
        from IPython.ipstruct import Struct 
        from IPython.ipapi import UsageError
  • drop support of IPython 0.11 from 2011 and just do
    from IPython.core.page import page
    from IPython.utils.ipstruct import Struct 
    from IPython.core.error import UsageError

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