def _exclude_misc(self, name, value):
        """Handle 'exclude()' for list/tuple attrs without a special handler"""
        if not isinstance(value, sequence):
            raise DistutilsSetupError(
                "%s: setting must be a list or tuple (%r)" % (name, value)
            )
        try:
            old = getattr(self, name)
        except AttributeError as e:
            raise DistutilsSetupError("%s: No such distribution setting" % name) from e
        if old is not None and not isinstance(old, sequence):
            raise DistutilsSetupError(
                name + ": this setting cannot be changed via include/exclude"
            )
        elif old:
            setattr(self, name, [item for item in old if item not in value])
Handle 'exclude()' for list/tuple attrs without a special handler
product/gradle-plugin/src/main/python/setuptools/dist.py