Remove py38 compat modules

conftest.py

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def _save_cwd():
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def distutils_managed_tempdir(request):
-    from distutils.tests.compat import py38 as os_helper
+    from test.support import os_helper
 
     self = request.instance
     self.tempdirs = []

distutils/compat/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from .py38 import removeprefix
-
 
 def consolidate_linker_args(args: list[str]) -> list[str] | str:
     """
@@ -12,4 +10,4 @@ def consolidate_linker_args(args: list[str]) -> list[str] | str:
 
     if not all(arg.startswith('-Wl,') for arg in args):
         return args
-    return '-Wl,' + ','.join(removeprefix(arg, '-Wl,') for arg in args)
+    return '-Wl,' + ','.join(arg.removeprefix('-Wl,') for arg in args)

distutils/tests/test_bdist_rpm.py

@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 from distutils.tests import support
 
 import pytest
-
-from .compat.py38 import requires_zlib
+from test.support import requires_zlib
 
 SETUP_PY = """\
 from distutils.core import setup

distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py

@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
 import path
 import pytest
 from test import support
-
-from .compat import py38 as import_helper
+from test.support import import_helper
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()

distutils/tests/test_extension.py

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 from distutils.extension import Extension, read_setup_file
 
 import pytest
-
-from .compat.py38 import check_warnings
+from test.support.warnings_helper import check_warnings
 
 
 class TestExtension:

distutils/tests/test_filelist.py

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 
 import jaraco.path
 import pytest
-
-from .compat import py38 as os_helper
+from test.support import os_helper
 
 MANIFEST_IN = """\
 include ok

distutils/tests/test_spawn.py

@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 
 import path
 import pytest
-from test.support import unix_shell
-
-from .compat import py38 as os_helper
+from test.support import os_helper, unix_shell
 
 
 class TestSpawn(support.TempdirManager):

distutils/tests/test_unixccompiler.py

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 from distutils.util import _clear_cached_macosx_ver
 
 import pytest
+from test.support.os_helper import EnvironmentVarGuard
 
 from . import support
-from .compat.py38 import EnvironmentVarGuard
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)

distutils/util.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 from .spawn import spawn
 
 
-def get_host_platform():
+def get_host_platform() -> str:
     """
     Return a string that identifies the current platform. Use this
     function to distinguish platform-specific build directories and
@@ -34,15 +34,7 @@ def get_host_platform():
 
     # This function initially exposed platforms as defined in Python 3.9
     # even with older Python versions when distutils was split out.
-    # Now it delegates to stdlib sysconfig, but maintains compatibility.
-
-    if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
-        if os.name == "posix" and hasattr(os, 'uname'):
-            osname, host, release, version, machine = os.uname()
-            if osname[:3] == "aix":
-                from .compat.py38 import aix_platform
-
-                return aix_platform(osname, version, release)
+    # Now it delegates to stdlib sysconfig.
 
     return sysconfig.get_platform()