--- setup.py.orig 2024-01-13 21:47:34 +++ setup.py 2024-01-13 21:47:54 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if py_major >= 3: # Make sure 2to3 gets run if distmech == 'setuptools': - py3extra['use_2to3'] = True + py3extra['use_2to3'] = False #py3extra['convert_2to3_doctests'] = ['src/your/module/README.txt'] #py3extra['use_2to3_fixers'] = ['your.fixers'] elif distmech == 'distutils':