use pip wheel to better isolate python builds

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -353,6 +353,10 @@ jobs:
       # Run the integration test
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |-
+          # Python tools used during packaging
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pipx setuptools twine wheel
+
+          # TypeScript project dependencies
           yarn install --frozen-lockfile
         working-directory: aws-cdk
       - name: Install Tested Packages

packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python.ts

@@ -48,13 +48,21 @@ export default class Python extends Target {
     await shell('python3', ['setup.py', 'sdist', '--dist-dir', outDir], {
       cwd: sourceDir,
     });
-    await shell('python3', ['setup.py', 'bdist_wheel', '--dist-dir', outDir], {
-      cwd: sourceDir,
-    });
+    await shell(
+      'python3',
+      ['-m', 'pip', 'wheel', '--no-deps', '--wheel-dir', outDir, sourceDir],
+      {
+        cwd: sourceDir,
+      },
+    );
     if (await isPresent('twine', sourceDir)) {
       await shell('twine', ['check', path.join(outDir, '*')], {
         cwd: sourceDir,
       });
+    } else if (await isPresent('pipx', sourceDir)) {
+      await shell('pipx', ['run', 'twine', 'check', path.join(outDir, '*')], {
+        cwd: sourceDir,
+      });
     } else {
       warn(
         'Unable to validate distribution packages because `twine` is not present. ' +
@@ -1649,6 +1657,9 @@ class Package {
         (this.metadata.author.email !== undefined
           ? `<${this.metadata.author.email}>`
           : ''),
+      bdist_wheel: {
+        universal: true,
+      },
       project_urls: {
         Source: this.metadata.repository.url,
       },
@@ -1659,7 +1670,9 @@ class Package {
       install_requires: [
         `jsii${toPythonVersionRange(`^${jsiiVersionSimple}`)}`,
         'publication>=0.0.3',
-      ].concat(dependencies),
+      ]
+        .concat(dependencies)
+        .sort(),
       classifiers: [
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
@@ -1719,7 +1732,7 @@ class Package {
     // TODO: Might be easier to just use a TOML library to write this out.
     code.openFile('pyproject.toml');
     code.line('[build-system]');
-    code.line('requires = ["setuptools >= 38.6.0", "wheel >= 0.31.0"]');
+    code.line('requires = ["setuptools >= 49.3.1", "wheel >= 0.34.2"]');
     code.line('build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"');
     code.closeFile('pyproject.toml');
 

packages/jsii-pacmak/package.json

@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
     "watch": "tsc --build -w",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .js,.ts --ignore-path=.gitignore",
     "lint:fix": "yarn lint --fix",
-    "test": "jest && bash test/build-test.sh",
-    "test:update": "jest -u && bash test/build-test.sh",
+    "test": "jest && npm run test:build",
+    "test:build": "bash test/build-test.sh",
+    "test:update": "jest -u && npm run test:build",
     "package": "package-js"
   },
   "dependencies": {