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+Remove ``setuptools.convert_path`` after long deprecation period.
+This function was never defined by ``setuptools`` itself, but rather a
+side-effect of an import for internal usage.
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+Remove fallback for customisations of ``distutils``' ``build.sub_command`` after long
+deprecated period.
+Users are advised to import ``build`` directly from ``setuptools.command.build``.