Check release job is broken

[fcollonval]

Description

The check release job on the CI is not working since a hour.

    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
      File "/tmp/pip-install-djmq9_gc/pyrsistent_7f01281cf3094749b2af81d844a15049/setup.py", line 52, in <module>
        setup(
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 153, in setup
        return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/distutils/core.py", line 148, in setup
        dist.run_commands()
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/distutils/dist.py", line 966, in run_commands
        self.run_command(cmd)
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
        cmd_obj.run()
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/command/install.py", line 61, in run
        return orig.install.run(self)
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/distutils/command/install.py", line 546, in run
        self.run_command('build')
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/distutils/cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
        self.distribution.run_command(command)
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
        cmd_obj.run()
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/distutils/command/build.py", line 135, in run
        self.run_command(cmd_name)
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/distutils/cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
        self.distribution.run_command(command)
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
        cmd_obj.run()
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/command/build_py.py", line 56, in run
        self.build_package_data()
      File "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.10/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/command/build_py.py", line 127, in build_package_data
        srcfile in self.distribution.convert_2to3_doctests):
    AttributeError: 'Distribution' object has no attribute 'convert_2to3_doctests'

[fcollonval]

Maybe related: pypa/setuptools#2765

It seems it comes from setuptools in the temporary virtual env being different of the one in the active environment.

[bollwyvl]

Gross.

I guess either lab needs to pick a line in the sand in as to setuptools version in build-system.

Alternately, this could be applied in jupyter-packaging, and then raising the minimum pin....

[bollwyvl]

Hm, appears to perhaps be related to jsonschema -> pyrsistent (source of everlasting joy).

[fcollonval]

A similar issue was reported there

It was due to two versions of setuptools being installed simultaneously.

[jtpio]

Closing as fixed by jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser#251