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``importlib_metadata`` supplies a backport of :mod:`importlib.metadata`,
enabling early access to features of future Python versions and making
functionality available for older Python versions. Users are encouraged to
use the Python standard library where suitable and fall back to
this library for future compatibility. For general usage guidance, start
with :mod:`importlib.metadata` but substitute ``importlib_metadata``
for ``importlib.metadata``.


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Project details
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 * 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/


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