via https://github.com/tmux-python/libtmux/pull/493 by @tjni: > This was added in https://github.com/tmux-python/libtmux/commit/3bc03fbcaa0c9d7719d9c537645d299b016f8d36 to support pip install -e . but I noticed that (per https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/issues/34#issuecomment-1193722065), this is fixed in pip >= 21.3. > > For context, I am working on this package in [nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs) and investigating if setuptools is really needed as a build dependency.