Addon fails with Python 3.12 due to the use of the removed distutils package

[Chroxvi]

The Python distutils package is used in this addon:

plugin.video.drnu/resources/lib/addon.py

Line 26 in c9559eb

from distutils.version import StrictVersion

Unfortunately, the distutils package has been deprecated in Python 3.10 and removed in Python 3.12 making this addon fail when used with Python >=3.12.

A workaround is to install setuptools >= 60.0.0 which includes a copy of distutils. However, the use of distutils from setuptools is discouraged in favor of transitioning to more modern alternatives. Specifically, for the distutils.version, it is recommended to transition to packaging.version.

I am not familar enough with the Kodi addon system to know if it is easy to include packaging as a third party dependency in the addon or if it is easier to replace the use of distutils.version.StrictVersion in this addon with some custom code.

[TermeHansen]

Thks @Chroxvi I'll look into a better solution for this one of the coming days...

[TermeHansen]

#99 solves the issue, my kodi 21.1 is still on 3.11, can you confirm this solves your issue @Chroxvi ?

[Chroxvi]

Yes, I can confirm that the "remove_strictversion" branch (67808fc) works on my box with Python 3.12.4 and setuptools uninstalled.

Thanks for resolving this issue!

[TermeHansen]

thks @Chroxvi it is being released now

xbmc/repo-plugins#4559