NO-JIRA: [Python] Do not require wheel for building - #449
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As of setuptools 70.1, wheel is not needed even to build wheels, and earlier versions would pull in wheel automatically when needed.
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I'm a little concerned that setuptools 70.1 won't always be available on every build system. How long has it available?
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It seems to me that if this PR depends on setuptools 70.1 then this should be in this requirements file!
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As of setuptools 70.1, wheel is not needed even to build wheels, and earlier versions would pull in wheel automatically when needed.