The imp module is removed in Python 3.12

[dvzrv]

The imp module is removed in Python 3.12

[cybaol]

Alternative implementation:

import importlib.util
import sys


def load_dynamic(name, path, file=None):
    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, path)
    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
    sys.modules[name] = module
    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
    return sys.modules[name]

[marcogario]

Thank you for the heads up!

@mikand It seems the whole reason we are using imp.load_dynamic is to avoid having a verbatim copy of the parser (according to this comment).
As we have not made changes to the parser in a long time, shall we just make a copy and simplify all of that? If we do, I'd then suggest we add a CI check for checking the equality of those two files.

This might remove some unnecessary complexity and be an easier fix than trying to re-implement a similar logic.
WDYT?

[dvzrv]

Thanks for getting back to this issue so quickly!
A near term resolution would be awesome, as otherwise this project will be broken on Arch Linux once we upgrade. 🙇

(cc @anthraxx for package maintainer reference)

[mikand]

@alvalentini do you have time for a quick pr on this?