.. _spkg_importlib_metadata:

importlib_metadata: Library to access the metadata for a Python package
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Description
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importlib_metadata is a library to access the metadata for a Python package.
It is intended to be ported to Python 3.8.

License
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Apache Software License 


Upstream Contact
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Home page: http://importlib-metadata.readthedocs.io/

Dependencies
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Python, Setuptools, zipp

Type
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standard


Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    4.8.2

install-requires.txt::

    importlib_metadata >=1.7.0


Equivalent System Packages
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conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install importlib_metadata


void:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo xbps-install  python3-importlib_metadata


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


However, these system packages will not be used for building Sage
because using Python site-packages is not supported by the Sage distribution;
see :trac:`29023`