importlib_metadata: Library to access the metadata for a Python package

Description

This is a backport package, supplying access to the functionality of importlib.metadata including improvements added to subsequent Python versions.

License

Apache Software License

Upstream Contact

• https://pypi.org/project/importlib-metadata/

• http://importlib-metadata.readthedocs.io/

Type

standard

Dependencies

• zipp: A pathlib-compatible zipfile object wrapper

• typing_extensions: Backported and Experimental Type Hints for Python 3.5+

• $(PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN)

• tomli: A lil’ TOML parser

• $(PYTHON)

Version Information

package-version.txt:

6.8.0

install-requires.txt:

# According to https://pypi.org/project/importlib-metadata/,
# 4.13 provides the features of Python 3.11 importlib.metadata
importlib_metadata >=4.13

Equivalent System Packages

arch:

$ sudo pacman -S  python-importlib-metadata

conda:

$ conda install  importlib_metadata

Debian/Ubuntu:

$ sudo apt-get install  python3-importlib-metadata

Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

$ sudo yum install  python-importlib-metadata

freebsd:

$ sudo pkg install devel/py-importlib-metadata

gentoo:

$ sudo emerge dev-python/importlib_metadata

opensuse:

$ sudo zypper install python3${PYTHON_MINOR}-importlib-metadata

void:

$ sudo xbps-install  python3-importlib_metadata

See https://repology.org/project/python:importlib-metadata/versions

If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option –enable-system-site-packages is passed to ./configure, then ./configure will check if the system package can be used.