remove use_2to3 for new setuptools

[tsnowlan]

setuptools now (>= v58.0.4) crashes when use_2to3 is present in setup.py

[tsnowlan]

For anyone else running into this issue, patched version available via:

pip install PyVCF@git+https://github.com/ousamg/[email protected]

[Stikus]

Ye, definitely needed update. If only someone can merge it...

[my-umd]

Also depend on fix in this PR. Could anyone please merge it? Thanks.

[tsnowlan]

Not sure there's anyone around who can. Nothing has been merged in years, but I figured I'd create the PR just in case.

Some alternatives:

• Use the fork linked above - remove use_2to3 for new setuptools #331 (comment)
• Create your own fork and remove the use_2to3=True parameter in setup.py
• Switch to the faster and maintained cyvcf2

[arogozhnikov]

Repo owner did not enter github for a couple of years, so sounds like a good moment to migrate to cyvcf2. Thanks @tsnowlan for suggesting options

[dridk]

Hi,

What about creating a fork and rename the project as "PyVCF2" in Pypi ?
We will be able to merge all pull request.
I create an issue here : #335

[dridk]

I did a fork available here :
https://pypi.org/project/PyVCF3/1.0.0/

[CholoTook]

Thanks. Shame this project is dead!