Replace distutils with packaging

`distutils` was removed from Python 3.12. Its use can be replaced with
`packaging`

Author: Raf Pauwels

resources/lib/commands/misc_commands.py

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
 from xml.etree import cElementTree as ET
 from xml.dom import minidom
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 from akl.utils import kodi, io
 from akl import constants
 
+from resources.lib.packaging.version import Version as LooseVersion
 from resources.lib.commands.mediator import AppMediator
 from resources.lib import globals
 from resources.lib.repositories import UnitOfWork, AklAddonRepository, CategoryRepository, ROMCollectionRepository, XmlConfigurationRepository, SourcesRepository

resources/lib/repositories.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import json
 import datetime
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 import sqlite3
 from sqlite3.dbapi2 import Cursor
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@
 from resources.lib.domain import Asset, AssetPath, AssetMapping, RomAssetMapping
 from resources.lib.domain import VirtualCategoryFactory, VirtualCollectionFactory, ROMLauncherAddonFactory, g_assetFactory
 from resources.lib.domain import Source, ROMLauncherAddon, AklAddon
+from resources.lib.packaging.version import Version as LooseVersion
 
 
 # #################################################################################################

resources/lib/services.py

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 import json
 
 from datetime import datetime
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 import xbmc
 
 from resources.lib import globals
+from resources.lib.packaging.version import Version as LooseVersion
 from resources.lib.repositories import UnitOfWork
 from resources.lib.webservice import WebService
 from resources.lib.commands.mediator import AppMediator

tests/services_test.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import logging
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 import tests.fake_routing
 from tests.fakes import FakeFile, FakeUnitOfWork
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@
 from resources.lib import globals
 from resources.lib.services import AppService
 from resources.lib.repositories import UnitOfWork
+from resources.lib.packaging.version import Version as LooseVersion
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logging.basicConfig(format = '%(asctime)s %(module)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s',