[Python-Dev] Adding a "sysconfig" module in the stdlib

[Tarek Ziadé]

Hello,

I am trying to refactor distutils.log in order to use logging but I
have been bugged by the fact that site.py uses
distutils.util.get_platform() in "addbuilddir".
The problem is the order of imports at initialization time : importing
"logging" into distutils will make the initialization/build fail
because site.py wil break when
trying to import "logging", then "time".

Anyways,
So why site.py looks into distutils ?  because distutils has a few
functions to get some info about the platform and about the Makefile
and some
other header files like pyconfig.h etc.

But I don't think it's the best place for this, and I have a proposal :

let's create a dedicated "sysconfig" module in the standard library
that will provide all the (refactored) functions located in
distutils.sysconfig (but not customize_compiler)
and disutils.util.get_platform.

This module can be used by site.py, by distutils, and others, and will
focus on this role.

Regards
Tarek

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