What's the problem this feature will solve?

This performance improvement was discussed in upstream distlib here, but was rejected: pypa/distlib#239. Performance measurements can be found in that discussion.

Describe the solution you'd like

Override distlib.scripts.ScriptMaker.script_template with a template that doesn't import re.

Alternative Solutions

Keep current state.

Additional context

Previous discussions:

• https://discuss.python.org/t/make-more-of-the-standard-library-import-on-demand/76311
• Remove import re from script template distlib#239

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