Remove pkg_resources for Python >=3.9 #673
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As noted in #670 pkg_resources is deprecated as an API.
For Python >=3.9, there is sufficient importlib.resources API to replace this. There is a backport (see https://importlib-resources.readthedocs.io/), but I dont think we should make a dependency on importlib_resources.
Hence, this PR addresses the warning by using the importlib.resources when it is fully available (Python 3.9+).
Please consider this PR for 1.6.0 release cycle too. All GHAs pass.