exp: attempt to patch setuptools

Author: aignas

python/pip_install/repositories.bzl

@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ def pip_install_dependencies():
     (However we call it from pip_install, making it optional for users to do so.)
     """
 
+    _extra_args = {
+        "pypi__setuptools": {
+            "patch_args": ["-p1"],
+            "patches": [
+                Label("//python/private:setuptools.patch"),
+            ],
+        },
+    }
+
     # We only support Bazel LTS and rolling releases.
     # Give the user an obvious error to upgrade rather than some obscure missing symbol later.
     # It's not guaranteed that users call this function, but it's used by all the pip fetch
@@ -152,4 +161,5 @@ def pip_install_dependencies():
             sha256 = sha256,
             type = "zip",
             build_file_content = _GENERIC_WHEEL,
+            **_extra_args.get(name, {})
         )

python/private/BUILD.bazel

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ bzl_library(
 exports_files(
     [
         "coverage.patch",
+        "setuptools.patch",
         "py_package.bzl",
         "py_wheel.bzl",
         "reexports.bzl",

python/private/setuptools.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py b/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py
+index 7c0f0e5b..88ae7716 100644
+--- a/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py
++++ b/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py
+@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ Common commands: (see '--help-commands' for more)
+         # If attrs['script_args'] wasn't passed, assume false.
+         #
+         # This also make sure we just look at the global options
+-        self.want_user_cfg = True
++        self.want_user_cfg = False
+ 
+         if self.script_args is not None:
+             for arg in self.script_args: