The Python Setuptools docs have moved around too, the reference no longer exists

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### What is `--single-version-externally-managed`?
`--single-version-externally-managed` ("SVEM") is a Setuptools-only [argument to `setup.py install`](https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setuptools.html?#install-run-easy-install-or-old-style-installation). The primary effect of SVEM is using Distutils to perform the install instead of Setuptools' `easy_install`.
`--single-version-externally-managed` ("SVEM") is a [Setuptools](https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setuptools.html)-only argument to `setup.py install`. The primary effect of SVEM is using Distutils to perform the install instead of Setuptools' `easy_install`.
`easy_install` does a few things that we need to avoid: