circlator Command Fails with ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources'

[AymanMkhalifa]

I am trying to use circlator but encounter the following error when running the command:

circlator all --threads 4 --verbose canu_outdir/canu.contigs.fasta canu_outdir/canu.correctedReads.fasta.gz circlator_outdir --debug

Steps to Reproduce:

Create a new conda environment: conda create -n fresh_circlator python=3.12
Activate the environment: conda activate fresh_circlator
Install circlator: pip install circlator
Run the circlator command with the arguments provided.


Error Message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/bin/circlator", line 57, in
exec('import circlator.tasks.' + task)
File "", line 1, in
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/site-packages/circlator/init.py", line 1, in
from pkg_resources import get_distribution
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources'

Environment Details:

Operating System: macOS 14.1
Python Version: 3.12.4
Conda Version: 23.5.2
Circlator Version: 1.5.5

I have tried reinstalling setuptools and creating a fresh conda environment, but the issue persists. Any help would be appreciated.