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  1. =========================
  2. ``importlib_metadata``
  3. =========================
  4. ``importlib_metadata`` is a library to access the metadata for a
  5. Python package.
  6. As of Python 3.8, this functionality has been added to the
  7. `Python standard library
  8. <https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.metadata.html>`_.
  9. This package supplies backports of that functionality including
  10. improvements added to subsequent Python versions.
  11. Usage
  12. =====
  13. See the `online documentation <https://importlib_metadata.readthedocs.io/>`_
  14. for usage details.
  15. `Finder authors
  16. <https://docs.python.org/3/reference/import.html#finders-and-loaders>`_ can
  17. also add support for custom package installers. See the above documentation
  18. for details.
  19. Caveats
  20. =======
  21. This project primarily supports third-party packages installed by PyPA
  22. tools (or other conforming packages). It does not support:
  23. - Packages in the stdlib.
  24. - Packages installed without metadata.
  25. Project details
  26. ===============
  27. * Project home: https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata
  28. * Report bugs at: https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata/issues
  29. * Code hosting: https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata
  30. * Documentation: https://importlib_metadata.readthedocs.io/