[issue38711] setup parameter 'distclass' ignored for configuration files

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[issue38711] setup parameter 'distclass' ignored for configuration files

Arno-Can Uestuensoez added the comment: Current related issues are: issue 38714 issue 38711 issue 38709 -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue38711] setup parameter 'distclass' ignored for configuration files

New submission from Arno-Can Uestuensoez : Even though this involves 'setuptools', I write this issue here because of the tight coupling of 'distutils' and 'setuptools' e.g. by the passed 'self' parameter. The central API 'setup()' - 'setuptools.init.setup()' - provides the parameter 'distcl