Remove pkg_resources imports and use packaging instead

[davnn]

📝 Description

The pkg_resources module is deprecated and does not export the required symbols in newer versions. It is advised to use packaging or importlib instead. Because we only rely on functionality present in packaging, the change from pkg_resources to packaging should be straightforward.

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[samet-akcay]

lgtm, thanks!

[ashwinvaidya17]

Thanks @davnn ! Can you have a look at the pre-commit checks so we can merge this?

[davnn]

Should be fixed, please merge.

[samet-akcay]

Our CI is currently down. Once fixed, we'll prioritise this PR