.. _using:
-=================================
- Using :mod:`!importlib.metadata`
-=================================
+========================================================
+:mod:`!importlib.metadata` -- Accessing package metadata
+========================================================
.. module:: importlib.metadata
- :synopsis: The implementation of the importlib metadata.
+ :synopsis: Accessing package metadata
.. versionadded:: 3.8
.. versionchanged:: 3.10
**Source code:** :source:`Lib/importlib/metadata/__init__.py`
-``importlib_metadata`` is a library that provides access to
+``importlib.metadata`` is a library that provides access to
the metadata of an installed `Distribution Package <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/glossary/#term-Distribution-Package>`_,
such as its entry points
or its top-level names (`Import Package <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/glossary/#term-Import-Package>`_\s, modules, if any).
this package can eliminate the need to use the older and less efficient
``pkg_resources`` package.
-``importlib_metadata`` operates on third-party *distribution packages*
+``importlib.metadata`` operates on third-party *distribution packages*
installed into Python's ``site-packages`` directory via tools such as
`pip <https://pypi.org/project/pip/>`_.
Specifically, it works with distributions with discoverable
``importlib.metadata`` queries the list of :term:`meta path finders <meta path finder>` on
:data:`sys.meta_path`.
-By default ``importlib_metadata`` installs a finder for distribution packages
+By default ``importlib.metadata`` installs a finder for distribution packages
found on the file system.
This finder doesn't actually find any *distributions*,
but it can find their metadata.
-:mod:`importlib.resources` -- Resources
----------------------------------------
+:mod:`importlib.resources` -- Package resource reading, opening and access
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
.. module:: importlib.resources
:synopsis: Package resource reading, opening, and access
Deprecated functions
---------------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
An older, deprecated set of functions is still available, but is
scheduled for removal in a future version of Python.