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Deprecation warning: pkg_resources will be removed from setuptools in 2025 #605
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I am using the docxcompose library, and I have encountered the following deprecation warning related to pkg_resources:
UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.
import pkg_resources
This warning informs us that pkg_resources will be removed from setuptools after November 2025. As this library depends on pkg_resources, this could cause compatibility issues with future versions of Python and setuptools.
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waketzheng commentedon Jul 22, 2025
Related 4teamwork/docxcompose#105
waketzheng commentedon Jul 22, 2025
Last commit of docxcompose is 3 years ago, I think it is time to remove this line
from
docxtpl/__init__.py, and move docxcompose to optional dependencies.svleeuwen commentedon Sep 22, 2025
I would also really like to see
docxcomposemoved to optional dependencies.Perhaps we can extract this to a separate PR so it's easier to merge?
Another argument for this is that docxcompose hasn't published any wheels (causing issues when installing
manylinuxreqs).waketzheng commentedon Sep 23, 2025
@svleeuwen done. #615
jackspiece commentedon Jul 30, 2026
I rechecked this against the current upstream releases. The original
pkg_resourcesproblem is resolved now.pkg_resourcesimport: https://github.com/4teamwork/docxcompose/blob/2.2.0/CHANGELOG.mdpkg_resources: https://github.com/4teamwork/docxcompose/blob/1.4.1/HISTORY.txtI also tested the current python-docx-template
mastersubdocument path under-W error:In both environments, importing
CustomProperties, loading its XML template, and creating a subdocument withnew_subdoc()passed. This issue can be closed as resolved upstream.