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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
`_.
This package supplies backports of that functionality including
improvements added to subsequent Python versions.
Usage
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See the `online documentation `_
for usage details.
`Finder authors
`_ 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/