{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/9"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides importlib.import_module() for Python versions prior to 2.7, backporting the standard library's dynamic import function to older Python releases.","skillfed_tags":["legacy","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Running legacy code on systems still using Python versions prior to 2.7 that rely on importlib.import_module().","Porting code to older environments where importlib is not yet available in the standard library.","Temporary compatibility layer when maintaining end-of-life Python deployments."],"what_it_does":"This package is a backport of the importlib module from Python 2.7's standard library, intended for use with older Python releases that do not include importlib natively. It provides the import_module() function, which allows dynamic module imports by name at runtime. The code is copied directly from Python 2.7 standard library.\n\nThe package is no longer maintained. Its own documentation states that because it targets only end-of-life Python versions, no further updates will be released. If you need bug fixes or compatibility patches, the maintainers recommend copying the files manually from Python 2.7 source. Modern Python versions include importlib in the standard library, making this backport unnecessary for any currently-supported environment.","worth_installing":"No. This package targets only Python versions that are no longer supported and is itself abandoned. Modern Python includes importlib in the standard library. Install it only if you are maintaining legacy code on an end-of-life Python version and cannot upgrade\u2014and even then, consider upgrading Python instead."},"id":"importlib","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/importlib","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/importlib.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/importlib/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2016-08-31","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"unclear","name":"importlib","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Backport of importlib.import_module() from Python 2.7"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":341274,"position":7405,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.0.4"}