Remove pkg_resources #1461
Description
Motivation / Current Behaviour
pkg_resources is a part of setuptools and used in the CI, mainly for epidata and plot. It is deprecated (https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html) and removed in the current versions of setuptools.
Enhancement description
Rewrite the functions that depend on pkg_resources and use alternative packages.
Additional context
matrix-org/synapse#12508
https://importlib-resources.readthedocs.io/en/latest/migration.html
Checklist
- Attached labels, especially loc:: or model:: labels.
- Linked to project