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-rw-r--r--distutils/__init__.py2
-rw-r--r--setuptools/distutils_patch.py15
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/distutils/__init__.py b/distutils/__init__.py
index d823d040..7dac55b6 100644
--- a/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ used from a setup script as
import sys
__version__ = sys.version[:sys.version.index(' ')]
+
+local = True
diff --git a/setuptools/distutils_patch.py b/setuptools/distutils_patch.py
index 1416a7a3..f9e63798 100644
--- a/setuptools/distutils_patch.py
+++ b/setuptools/distutils_patch.py
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ for more motivation.
"""
import sys
+import re
import importlib
import contextlib
+import warnings
from os.path import dirname
@@ -21,11 +23,20 @@ def patch_sys_path():
sys.path[:] = orig
+def clear_distutils():
+ if 'distutils' not in sys.modules:
+ return
+ warnings.warn("Setuptools is replacing distutils")
+ mods = [name for name in sys.modules if re.match(r'distutils\b', name)]
+ for name in mods:
+ del sys.modules[name]
+
+
def ensure_local_distutils():
- if 'distutils' in sys.modules:
- raise RuntimeError("Distutils must not be imported before setuptools")
+ clear_distutils()
with patch_sys_path():
importlib.import_module('distutils')
+ assert sys.modules['distutils'].local
ensure_local_distutils()