importlib_metadata is a library which provides an API for accessing an installed package's metadata, such as its entry points or its top-level name. This functionality intends to replace most uses of pkg_resources entry point API and metadata API. Along with importlib.resources in Python 3.7 and newer (backported as importlib_resources for older versions of Python), this can eliminate the need to use the older and less efficient pkg_resources package. importlib_metadata is a backport of Python 3.8's standard library importlib.metadata module for Python 2.7, and 3.4 through 3.7. Users of Python 3.8 and beyond are encouraged to use the standard library module, and in fact for these versions, importlib_metadata just shadows that module. Developers looking for detailed API descriptions should refer to the Python 3.8 standard library documentation. This package contains the last version supporting python 2.7.
Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool pkgin (which can be installed with pkg_add) or pkg_add(1) (installed by default). The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit easy installation from source.
The pkg_admin audit command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in security advisories as having vulnerabilities.
Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate, and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.
Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be reported with send-pr.