Merge pull request #846 from VukW/VukW-deprecated-pkg_resources

Deprecated pkg resources

GANDLF/config_manager.py

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from typing import Optional, Union
-import sys, yaml, ast, pkg_resources
+import sys, yaml, ast
 import numpy as np
 from copy import deepcopy
 
 from .utils import version_check
 from GANDLF.data.post_process import postprocessing_after_reverse_one_hot_encoding
 
 from GANDLF.metrics import surface_distance_ids
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
 ## dictionary to define defaults for appropriate options, which are evaluated
 parameter_defaults = {
@@ -127,10 +128,7 @@ def _parseConfig(
         assert (
             "version" in params
         ), "The 'version' key needs to be defined in config with 'minimum' and 'maximum' fields to determine the compatibility of configuration with code base"
-        version_check(
-            params["version"],
-            version_to_check=pkg_resources.require("GANDLF")[0].version,
-        )
+        version_check(params["version"], version_to_check=version("GANDLF"))
 
     if "patch_size" in params:
         # duplicate patch size if it is an int or float

docs/faq.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This page contains answers to frequently asked questions about GaNDLF.
 
 The [usage guide](https://mlcommons.github.io/GaNDLF/usage) provides a good starting point for you to understand the application of GaNDLF. If you have any questions, please feel free to [post a support request](https://github.com/mlcommons/GaNDLF/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=--questions-help-support.md&title=), and we will do our best to address it ASAP.
 
-### Why do I get the error `pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: The 'GANDLF' distribution was not found`?
+### Why do I get the error `importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError: GANDLF`?
 
 This means that GaNDLF was not installed correctly. Please ensure you have followed the [installation guide](https://mlcommons.github.io/GaNDLF/setup) properly.