--- a/setup.py	2020-03-30 02:51:27.000000000 +0200
+++ b/setup.py	2024-11-10 04:28:38.030413040 +0100
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 
 """Setup script for the pyparsing module distribution."""
 
-from setuptools import setup
 from pyparsing import __version__ as pyparsing_version
 from io import open
 
+try:
+    from setuptools import setup
+except ImportError:
+    from distutils.core import setup
+
 # The directory containing this file
 README_name = __file__.replace("setup.py", "README.rst")