# SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py install is deprecated. Use build and pip and other standards-based tools.

- **ID:** `python/setuptools-version-too-old`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** config_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

Setuptools version is old and triggers deprecation warnings.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.8 | active | — | — |
| 3.9 | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **Upgrade setuptools** (95% success)
   ```
   pip install --upgrade setuptools
   ```
2. **Use pip install . instead** (90% success)
   ```
   pip install .
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **Ignoring the warning** — May break in future versions. (50% fail)
- **Using python setup.py install** — Deprecated method. (60% fail)