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30948	Change packaging to use setup.cfg declarative syntax	Jon Dufresne	nobody	"setuptools feature: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setuptools.html#configuring-setup-using-setup-cfg-files

Available since setuptools 30.3.0 (8 Dec 2016).

Using setup.cfg reduces boilerplate and logic in `setup.py`. As `setup.cfg` is a simple data format, it could allow for automation with external tools in the future."	Cleanup/optimization	closed	Packaging	dev	Normal	fixed			Ready for checkin	1	0	0	0	0	0