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``importlib_metadata``

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``importlib_metadata`` is a library to access the metadata for a

Python package.

As of Python 3.8, this functionality has been added to the

`Python standard library

<https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.metadata.html>`_.

This package supplies backports of that functionality including

improvements added to subsequent Python versions.

Usage

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See the `online documentation <https://importlib_metadata.readthedocs.io/>`_

for usage details.

`Finder authors

<https://docs.python.org/3/reference/import.html#finders-and-loaders>`_ can

also add support for custom package installers. See the above documentation

for details.

Caveats

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This project primarily supports third-party packages installed by PyPA

tools (or other conforming packages). It does not support:

- Packages in the stdlib.

- Packages installed without metadata.

Project details

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* Project home: https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata

* Report bugs at: https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata/issues

* Code hosting: https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata

* Documentation: https://importlib_metadata.readthedocs.io/