Azure-Identity ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils' in dependency msal-extensions (Python3.12)

[mickare]

• Package Name: azure-identity
• Package Version: 1.15.1
• Operating System: MacOS (Darwin)
• Python Version: 3.12

Describe the bug

>>> from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "azurebug/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/azure/identity/__init__.py", line 10, in <module>
    from ._credentials import (
  File "azurebug/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/azure/identity/_credentials/__init__.py", line 11, in <module>
    from .default import DefaultAzureCredential
  File "azurebug/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/azure/identity/_credentials/default.py", line 20, in <module>
    from .vscode import VisualStudioCodeCredential
  File "azurebug/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/azure/identity/_credentials/vscode.py", line 22, in <module>
    from .._internal.macos_vscode_adapter import get_refresh_token, get_user_settings
  File "azurebug/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/azure/identity/_internal/macos_vscode_adapter.py", line 8, in <module>
    from msal_extensions.osx import Keychain, KeychainError
  File "azurebug/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/msal_extensions/__init__.py", line 11, in <module>
    from .cache_lock import CrossPlatLock
  File "azurebug/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/msal_extensions/cache_lock.py", line 7, in <module>
    from distutils.version import LooseVersion
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'

Importing azure-identity fails with an import error of the package distutils.
The package distutils was removed in Python3.12.

The dependency msal-extensions in the azure-identity package (here) is still using the distutils import.
It seems that the package msal-extensions is unmaintained!

The issue is well known since Nov2, 2022 and a contribution have been made to fix the issue (see the open PR).

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. python3.12 -m venv venv
2. source venv/bin/activate
3. python -m pip install azure-identity
4. python

5. >>> from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

Expected behavior
Python3.12 should be supported because azure-identity has the classifier "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",.

This kind of error should have been covered by the unittests and CI pipeline.

Screenshots
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Additional context
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[mickare]

The matrix test configuration is missing the Python3.12 version!
See:

• https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/main/sdk/identity/platform-matrix.json
• https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/main/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/platform-matrix.json

[edgarrmondragon]

One workaround (and maybe the reason why CI is passing for some peoeple) is to inject setuptools in the virtual environment:

$ ./venv/bin/python -c 'from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/project/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/azure/identity/__init__.py", line 10, in <module>
    from ._credentials import (
  File "/project/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/azure/identity/_credentials/__init__.py", line 11, in <module>
    from .default import DefaultAzureCredential
  File "/project/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/azure/identity/_credentials/default.py", line 20, in <module>
    from .vscode import VisualStudioCodeCredential
  File "/project/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/azure/identity/_credentials/vscode.py", line 22, in <module>
    from .._internal.macos_vscode_adapter import get_refresh_token, get_user_settings
  File "/project/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/azure/identity/_internal/macos_vscode_adapter.py", line 8, in <module>
    from msal_extensions.osx import Keychain, KeychainError
  File "/project/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/msal_extensions/__init__.py", line 11, in <module>
    from .cache_lock import CrossPlatLock
  File "/project/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/msal_extensions/cache_lock.py", line 7, in <module>
    from distutils.version import LooseVersion
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'

$ ./venv/bin/pip install setuptools

$ ./venv/bin/python -c 'from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential'

[kashifkhan]

Thank you for your feedback @mickare . We will investigate and get back to you asap.