---
id: importlib-resources
version: "7.1.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# importlib-resources — Read resources from Python packages

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install importlib-resources
uv add importlib-resources
poetry add importlib-resources

## Description

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``importlib_resources`` is a backport of Python standard...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides a backport of Python's standard library importlib.resources module for older Python versions, enabling reliable access to package resources with stable APIs as an alternative to pkg_resources.

Verdict: A well-maintained, production-stable backport of a standard library module with no known vulnerabilities, minimal dependencies, and permissive licensing. Suitable for projects needing reliable resource access on Python 3.10+, particularly as a migration path from pkg_resources.

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