Update 'bdist' format addition to assume a single 'format_commands' a…

…s a dictionary, but fall back to the dual dict/list model for compatibility with stdlib.
pypa · Jul 31, 2022 · b8d50cf · b8d50cf
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Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/setuptools/command/__init__.py b/setuptools/command/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 import sys
 
 if 'egg' not in bdist.format_commands:
-    bdist.format_command['egg'] = ('bdist_egg', "Python .egg file")
-    bdist.format_commands.append('egg')
+    try:
+        bdist.format_commands['egg'] = ('bdist_egg', "Python .egg file")
+    except TypeError:
+        # For backward compatibility with older distutils (stdlib)
+        bdist.format_command['egg'] = ('bdist_egg', "Python .egg file")
+        bdist.format_commands.append('egg')
 
 del bdist, sys