[python] Support Python 3.12 (#2108)

* [python] Probe Python 3.12

* more

* google search

* 3.7 too

.github/workflows/python-ci-minimal.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-12]
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.7']
+        # Just testing this out for https://github.com/single-cell-data/TileDB-SOMA/issues/1849
+        python-version: ['3.7, '3.12']
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
             cc: gcc-11

apis/python/setup.py

@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ def run(self):
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     ],
     package_dir={"": "src"},
     packages=setuptools.find_packages("src"),

apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/_general_utilities.py

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import sys
 
 import tiledb
-from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
 
 from .pytiledbsoma import version as libtiledbsoma_version
 
@@ -36,10 +35,20 @@ def get_implementation_version() -> str:
 
     Lifecycle: maturing
     """
-    try:
-        return get_distribution("tiledbsoma").version
-    except DistributionNotFound:
-        return "unknown"
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 8, 0):
+        from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
+
+        try:
+            return get_distribution("tiledbsoma").version
+        except DistributionNotFound:
+            return "unknown"
+    else:
+        import importlib.metadata
+
+        try:
+            return importlib.metadata.version("tiledbsoma")
+        except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
+            return "unknown"
 
 
 def get_storage_engine() -> str: