Create a PEP 302 importer for managing conditional import of vendored packages from the 'extern' namespace. This technique avoids the use of 'imp' and works even when setuptools is installed as a zipped egg. Ref #229.

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diff --git a/setuptools/extern/six.py b/setuptools/extern/six.py
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-"""
-Handle loading a package from system or from the bundled copy
-"""
-
-import imp
-
-
-_SEARCH_PATH = ['setuptools._vendor.six', 'six']
-
-
-def _find_module(name, path=None):
-    """
-    Alternative to `imp.find_module` that can also search in subpackages.
-    """
-
-    parts = name.split('.')
-
-    for part in parts:
-        if path is not None:
-            path = [path]
-
-        fh, path, descr = imp.find_module(part, path)
-
-    return fh, path, descr
-
-
-def _import_in_place(search_path=_SEARCH_PATH):
-    for mod_name in search_path:
-        try:
-            mod_info = _find_module(mod_name)
-        except ImportError:
-            continue
-
-        imp.load_module(__name__, *mod_info)
-        break
-
-    else:
-        raise ImportError(
-            "The '{name}' package is required; "
-            "normally this is bundled with this package so if you get "
-            "this warning, consult the packager of your "
-            "distribution.".format(name=_SEARCH_PATH[-1]))
-
-
-_import_in_place()