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1 ===============================
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2 Welcome to importlib_metadata
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3 ===============================
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5 ``importlib_metadata`` is a library which provides an API for accessing an
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6 installed package's metadata (see :pep:`566`), such as its entry points or its top-level
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7 name. This functionality intends to replace most uses of ``pkg_resources``
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8 `entry point API`_ and `metadata API`_. Along with :mod:`importlib.resources` in
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9 Python 3.7 and newer (backported as :doc:`importlib_resources <importlib_resources:index>` for older
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10 versions of Python), this can eliminate the need to use the older and less
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11 efficient ``pkg_resources`` package.
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13 ``importlib_metadata`` is a backport of Python 3.8's standard library
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14 :doc:`importlib.metadata <library/importlib.metadata>` module for Python 2.7, and 3.4 through 3.7. Users of
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15 Python 3.8 and beyond are encouraged to use the standard library module.
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16 When imported on Python 3.8 and later, ``importlib_metadata`` replaces the
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17 DistributionFinder behavior from the stdlib, but leaves the API in tact.
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18 Developers looking for detailed API descriptions should refer to the Python
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19 3.8 standard library documentation.
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21 The documentation here includes a general :ref:`usage <using>` guide.
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24 .. toctree::
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25 :maxdepth: 2
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26 :caption: Contents:
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28 using.rst
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29 changelog (links).rst
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32 Project details
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33 ===============
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35 * Project home: https://gitlab.com/python-devs/importlib_metadata
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36 * Report bugs at: https://gitlab.com/python-devs/importlib_metadata/issues
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37 * Code hosting: https://gitlab.com/python-devs/importlib_metadata.git
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38 * Documentation: http://importlib_metadata.readthedocs.io/
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41 Indices and tables
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42 ==================
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44 * :ref:`genindex`
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45 * :ref:`modindex`
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46 * :ref:`search`
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49 .. _`entry point API`: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html#entry-points
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50 .. _`metadata API`: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html#metadata-api