pkg_resources Deprecation Warning in client.py (Setuptools 81+ Compatibility)

[FathimaFyrooz]

Describe the Bug

The Razorpay Python client (razorpay/client.py) uses pkg_resources, which is deprecated and will be removed in Setuptools 81+ (planned for Nov 2025). This causes a warning in Python environments using newer Setuptools versions.

Error/Warning Message

Expected Behavior

The Razorpay SDK should migrate to modern alternatives like:

• importlib.metadata (Python 3.8+)
• importlib.resources
• Direct dependency management

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Razorpay (pip install razorpay)
2. Run any code that imports razorpay
3. Warning appears (even with setuptools<81)

Environment

• Razorpay-Python Version: 1.4.2
• Setuptools Version: 80.9.0
• Python Version: 3.12/3.13

Suggested Fix

Replace pkg_resources usage with importlib.metadata (for package version checks) or remove the dependency if possible.

References

• Setuptools Deprecation Notice
• Python’s importlib.metadata Docs

Thanks! Hope this can be fixed before Setuptools 81 releases. 🚀

[sarzz2]

i believe an issue is already open #300 for this

[amitkma]

I have forked the repository and fixed the above issue. https://github.com/sunsergdev/razorpay-python

You can try the forked package using -> pip install razorpay-py.

I am also planning to fix couple of issues in the SDK as we need it for our company. So you can use it and raise any issues in that repo. I will try my best efforts.

[NagariaHussain]

This breaks now with newer versions of Python. Isn't there no one from the team that can fix this?