Enable Support for python >=3.10

[rodrigo-arenas]

Hi, I create this issue because it seems like is not possible to install deap 1.3.X on python>=3.10; the latest version that the setup can resolve is 1.0.
It would be great if we can use the newest python versions

[aabmets]

@rodrigo-arenas
The problem is with setuptools version >= 58.0.0
Run pip install setuptools<58 and try again.

Explanation: the use_2to3 setuptools method is deprecated from version 58 onward.
Since DEAP is not being maintained anymore, they have not updated their setup to
be compatible with the latest version of setuptools.

[rodrigo-arenas]

Thanks @aabmets, it seems like changing the versions make it works

[rodrigo-arenas]

@aabmets, by the way, it looks like even if it is installed, there are parts of the package that are not valid any longer, for example, on the deap/base.py file

[aabmets]

@rodrigo-arenas
The problem is that DEAP is written in Python 2.7 syntax.
I tried converting the source files to Python 3 using the 2to3 tool, but it's insufficient, as in some places logic changes are required.
If enough people are interested, we could start a DEAP3.10 project and work on converting the source to be compatible with Python 3.

[rodrigo-arenas]

I agree @aabmets ; there are several open PR that already address this issue and other fixes; the only problem is that it seems like the maintainers are no longer reviewing and merging them.
I had thought as well of creating and maintaining a fork of DEAP; it might be a good idea to get this project alive again.

[aabmets]

@rodrigo-arenas
I've created a new project for DEAP revival, you can find it at DEAP-er

[rodrigo-arenas]

Cool I'll check it out

[selforganizing]

I solved my Python 3 issues with DEAP (in Windows) when I used 2to3 manually, as described here:
https://github.com/aabmets/deap-er/issues/1#issuecomment-1150996583
(I have yet to encounter the logic problems that @aabmets mentions, hopefully won't encounter any!)

[aabmets]

@selforganizing @rodrigo-arenas
I finished the beta version of DEAP-er.
Please try it out with pip install deap-er to test it for any bugs.
If there are any issues, please open an issue on the DEAP-er repository page.

[rodrigo-arenas]

Thanks, @aabmets I'll try it out and let you know