Read metadata from Python packages
Project description
=========================
``importlib_metadata``
=========================
``importlib_metadata`` is a library to access the metadata for a Python
package. It is intended to be ported to Python 3.8.
Usage
=====
``importlib_metadata``, unlike its sister packages importlib and
importlib.resources, operates on Python Distribution packages (the
package as installed by pip or similar).
This module exposes a few functions:
:func:`metadata` takes a distribution package name and returns
the metadata for that package (as :class:`email.Message`).
:func:`version` takes a distribution package name and returns the
version for that package.
:func:`entry_points` takes a distribution package name and returns
a structure of entry points declared by that package.
:func:`resolve` accepts an entry point as returned by
:func:`entry_points` and resolves it to the module or callable that
it references.
:func:`read_text` takes the distribution package name and a filename
in that package's info directory and return the text of that file.
Support for Custom Package Installers
=====================================
``importlib_metadata`` provides hooks for third-party package installers
through their declared finders. A custom installer, if it provides its
own finder for installed packages, should also provide on that finder
a ``find_distribution`` callable that when called with
the name of a package will return a ``Distribution`` instance capable
of loading the metadata for that named package (or None if that finder
has no knowledge of that package or its metadata).
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://gitlab.com/python-devs/importlib_metadata
* Report bugs at: https://gitlab.com/python-devs/importlib_metadata/issues
* Code hosting: https://gitlab.com/python-devs/importlib_metadata.git
* Documentation: http://importlib_metadata.readthedocs.io/
``importlib_metadata``
=========================
``importlib_metadata`` is a library to access the metadata for a Python
package. It is intended to be ported to Python 3.8.
Usage
=====
``importlib_metadata``, unlike its sister packages importlib and
importlib.resources, operates on Python Distribution packages (the
package as installed by pip or similar).
This module exposes a few functions:
:func:`metadata` takes a distribution package name and returns
the metadata for that package (as :class:`email.Message`).
:func:`version` takes a distribution package name and returns the
version for that package.
:func:`entry_points` takes a distribution package name and returns
a structure of entry points declared by that package.
:func:`resolve` accepts an entry point as returned by
:func:`entry_points` and resolves it to the module or callable that
it references.
:func:`read_text` takes the distribution package name and a filename
in that package's info directory and return the text of that file.
Support for Custom Package Installers
=====================================
``importlib_metadata`` provides hooks for third-party package installers
through their declared finders. A custom installer, if it provides its
own finder for installed packages, should also provide on that finder
a ``find_distribution`` callable that when called with
the name of a package will return a ``Distribution`` instance capable
of loading the metadata for that named package (or None if that finder
has no knowledge of that package or its metadata).
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://gitlab.com/python-devs/importlib_metadata
* Report bugs at: https://gitlab.com/python-devs/importlib_metadata/issues
* Code hosting: https://gitlab.com/python-devs/importlib_metadata.git
* Documentation: http://importlib_metadata.readthedocs.io/
Release history Release notifications | RSS feed
Download files
Download the file for your platform. If you're not sure which to choose, learn more about installing packages.
Source Distribution
importlib_metadata-0.6.tar.gz
(15.2 kB
view hashes)
Built Distribution
Close
Hashes for importlib_metadata-0.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl
| Algorithm | Hash digest | |
|---|---|---|
| SHA256 | 60b6481a72908c93ccb707abeb926fb5a15319b9e6f0b76639a718837ee12de0 |
|
| MD5 | 1a79ac70519d76f5a17d0e474c346ecc |
|
| BLAKE2b-256 | d5e449da554657aebdfe3e26beefc605fabd5dfa054b1864f8a2c527537a3dba |
