Changes in Python 3.12 that might affect virtual environments created by venv

[shravanpatel30]

Describe the bug

I'm new here and so I'm sorry if this is not the place to discuss this topic.

In python version 3.12, setuptools will not be available by default in virtual environments created with venv. Here is the link for What's new in python 3.12, and under "Important deprecations, removals or restrictions" they have mentioned this change.

Does this mean we will have to add setuptools to "requirements.txt" of qiskit-ibm-runtime for people who want to contribute using a virtual environment?

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[kt474]

Hi @shravanpatel30 yes you are correct - we don't officially support python 3.12 yet, but when we do, we can make sure to update the requirements appropriately.

[jyu00]

We should support python 3.12 since Qiskit now supports it. I opened an issue for that.

[kt474]

fixed by #1347