Package Import Breaks for Python >= 3.12

[bjfultn]

• distutils is no longer part of python >= 3.12.
• Line 13 in init.py breaks the import for the latest python versions:

from distutils.version import LooseVersion

[BMazzilliCiraulo]

I'm encountering the same problem. I've raised it on the KCWI_DRP github page.
Update: from MNBrod, on Dec 4: "Thanks for the issue! We are aware of this and are currently testing our fix on various systems before we push it out. Expect a fix soon."

[astrobc1]

This is partially related to this issue, or the latest update now fails due to this:

Using:
Python 3.11.9
Latest develop branch of keckdrpframework

>>> from pkg_resources import parse_version
>>> import sys
>>> sys.version
'3.11.9 (main, Apr 19 2024, 11:43:47) [Clang 14.0.6 ]'
>>> parse_version(sys.version)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/hispecdrp_env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/packaging/version.py", line 202, in __init__
    raise InvalidVersion(f"Invalid version: {version!r}")
packaging.version.InvalidVersion: Invalid version: '3.11.9 (main, Apr 19 2024, 11:43:47) [Clang 14.0.6 ]'
>>> parse_version(sys.version[:7])
<Version('3.11.9')>
>>> 

See:

KeckDRPFramework/keckdrpframework/__init__.py

Line 24 in 9550885

if parse_version(sys.version) < parse_version(__minimum_python_version__):

So it looks like parse_version doesn't like the extra info after the "9". I can reproduce this on 3.12 as well.

Another way to parse the version is with
ver = f"{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}.{sys.version_info.micro}"