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<https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/issues/22963|#22963 Audit use of `pex`>
Issue created by <https://github.com/sureshjoshi|sureshjoshi>
There are a number of issues (one mentioned below) that are problematic due to Pants not using the latest/greatest `pex` features.

It's worth taking a day to review the state of Pants usage of `pex` and the `pex` Changelogs and then start modernizing our usage so that Pants isn't actively hampering our users' workflows.

Relevant:  
<https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/issues/21223#issuecomment-3688234056|#21223 (comment)>
<https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants|pantsbuild/pants>