thefuck crashes on Python 3.12+ from removed modules
thefuck crashes at startup on Python 3.12 and newer because it imports the removed imp and distutils modules.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
10 public reports · first reported 5 July 2023 · last reported 20 June 2026
What's going wrong
thefuck stops working as soon as it runs on recent Python releases such as 3.12, 3.13 and 3.14.
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