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+python3-setuptools-opt (Install newer setuptools in /opt)
+
+Setuptools is a fully-featured, actively-maintained, and stable
+library designed to facilitate packaging Python projects.
+
+Installs to /opt/python$PYVER/site-packages.
+
+Add the following before the python3 build commands in your
+Slackbuild to use this version over the stock one in 15.0:
+
+PYVER=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print("%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2])')
+export PYTHONPATH=/opt/python$PYVER/site-packages