Use 'selectable' interface for entry points only when available

docs/changelog/2246.feature.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Drop the runtime dependency of ``backports.entry-points-selectable`` - by :user:`hroncok`.

setup.cfg

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ project_urls =
 [options]
 packages = find:
 install_requires =
-    backports.entry-points-selectable>=1.0.4
     distlib>=0.3.1,<1
     filelock>=3.2,<4
     platformdirs>=2,<3

src/virtualenv/run/plugin/base.py

@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
+import sys
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
-from backports.entry_points_selectable import entry_points
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+
+    importlib_metadata_version = ()
+else:
+    from importlib_metadata import entry_points, version
+
+    importlib_metadata_version = tuple(int(i) for i in version("importlib_metadata").split(".")[:2])
 
 
 class PluginLoader(object):
@@ -11,7 +19,10 @@ class PluginLoader(object):
 
     @classmethod
     def entry_points_for(cls, key):
-        return OrderedDict((e.name, e.load()) for e in cls.entry_points().select(group=key))
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 10) or importlib_metadata_version >= (3, 6):
+            return OrderedDict((e.name, e.load()) for e in cls.entry_points().select(group=key))
+        else:
+            return OrderedDict((e.name, e.load()) for e in cls.entry_points().get(key, {}))
 
     @staticmethod
     def entry_points():