Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: importlib-metadata
Version: 2.1.3
Summary: Read metadata from Python packages
Home-page: http://importlib-metadata.readthedocs.io/
Author: Jason R. Coombs
Author-email: jaraco@jaraco.com
License: Apache Software License
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
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=========================
 ``importlib_metadata``
=========================

``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
=====

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
=======

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
===============

 * 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/