[DEPR]: setup.py and setup.cfg

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RFC Start Date

N/A -- Already Accepted

Target Plan Accepted Date

N/A -- Already Accepted

Target Transition Unblocked Date

Immediately -- Transition Already Unblocked

Earliest Breaking Changes Unblocked Date

2026-02-10

Rationale

The setup.py and setup.cfg files as build and package configuration are no longer standard in python. We are moving to the current standard pyproject.toml.

Description

The setup.py and setup.cfg files will be removed from the openedx-platform repo. Local install and editable installs of the openedx-platform repo will continue to work but if you are relying on those files existing to do any downstream actions, you'll need to update your downstream tooling.

If people want to test the impact, the changes are available to test on #37911

Note on Breaking Changes

The biggest breaking change of this switch as that the package name for the openedx-platform changes from 'Open edX' to a valid package name. This can cause issues if both packages are installed in the same venv. See #37911 (comment) for more details and a fix for the Ambiguous entry points error.

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