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id: importlib-metadata
version: "9.0.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# importlib-metadata — Read metadata from Python packages

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install importlib-metadata
uv add importlib-metadata
poetry add importlib-metadata

## Description

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Library to access the metadata for a Python package.

This package supplies third-party access to the functionality...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides third-party access to Python package metadata, backporting and extending the standard library's importlib.metadata with improvements from newer Python versions.

Verdict: A stable, actively maintained top-100 package with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. Its permissive Apache-2.0 license and single lightweight dependency make it a safe choice for accessing package metadata across Python 3.10+.

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