[BUG] setuptools._distutils not available on Debian 10 (setuptools v40.8.0)

[dmurphy18]

Description
tests.integration.ssh.test_state.SSHStateTest.test_show_highstate (from pytest) fails due to

from setuptools._distutils.version import LooseVersion as _LooseVersion\nModuleNotFoundError: No module named \'setuptools._distutils\'

Setup
(Please provide relevant configs and/or SLS files (be sure to remove sensitive info. There is no general set-up of Salt.)
Testing framework for Debian 10.

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[#2776](https://jenkins.saltproject.io/job/pr-debian-10-amd64-py3-pytest/job/master/2776/)
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[tests.integration.ssh.test_state](https://jenkins.saltproject.io/job/pr-debian-10-amd64-py3-pytest/job/master/2776/testReport/junit/tests.integration.ssh.test_state/)
[SSHStateTest](https://jenkins.saltproject.io/job/pr-debian-10-amd64-py3-pytest/job/master/2776/testReport/junit/tests.integration.ssh.test_state/SSHStateTest/)
test_show_highstate

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• on-prem machine
• VM (Virtualbox, KVM, etc. please specify)
• VM running on a cloud service, please be explicit and add details
• container (Kubernetes, Docker, containerd, etc. please specify)
• or a combination, please be explicit
• jails if it is FreeBSD
• classic packaging
• onedir packaging
• used bootstrap to install

Steps to Reproduce the behavior
Run test above

Expected behavior
Test to pass

Screenshots

self = <tests.integration.ssh.test_state.SSHStateTest testMethod=test_show_highstate>

    def tearDown(self):
        """
        make sure to clean up any old ssh directories
        """
        salt_dir = self.run_function("config.get", ["thin_dir"], wipe=False)
>       self.assertIsInstance(salt_dir, (str,))
E       AssertionError: {'_error': 'Failed to return clean data', 'stderr': 'Traceback (most recent call last):\n  File "/var/tmp/.root_0e6fa3_salt/salt-call", line 26, in <module>\n    from salt.scripts import salt_call\n  File "/var/tmp/.root_0e6fa3_salt/pyall/salt/__init__.py", line 146, in <module>\n    import salt._logging  # isort:skip\n  File "/var/tmp/.root_0e6fa3_salt/pyall/salt/_logging/__init__.py", line 12, in <module>\n    from salt._logging.impl import (\n  File "/var/tmp/.root_0e6fa3_salt/pyall/salt/_logging/impl.py", line 28, in <module>\n    from salt._logging.handlers import DeferredStreamHandler  # isort:skip\n  File "/var/tmp/.root_0e6fa3_salt/pyall/salt/_logging/handlers.py", line 16, in <module>\n    from salt.utils.versions import warn_until_date\n  File "/var/tmp/.root_0e6fa3_salt/pyall/salt/utils/versions.py", line 21, in <module>\n    from setuptools._distutils.version import LooseVersion as _LooseVersion\nModuleNotFoundError: No module named \'setuptools._distutils\'', 'stdout': '', 'retcode': 1} is not an instance of (<class 'str'>,)

Versions Report
relenv testing with master branch

Additional context
Wondering how the original PR #63309 with the changes for setuptools._distutils.version passed successfully, or was reported as successful.