Issues

• Consider reverting optimization in normalization

  python/importlib_metadata#540 · Filter by author jaraco opened on Jul 14, 2026
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• Distribution.files does not show files with absolute RECORD entries on Windows with Python 3.10 and 3.11

  python/importlib_metadata#535 · Filter by author radoering opened on May 25, 2026

• entry_points doesn't handle empty .dist-info files well

  python/importlib_metadata#534 · Filter by author rossburton opened on Apr 17, 2026
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• PackagePath does not support Windows paths

  python/importlib_metadata#528 · Filter by author konstin opened on Nov 17, 2025
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• packages_distributions relies on setuptools implementation detail

  documentationhelp wanted
  python/importlib_metadata#526 · Filter by author konstin opened on Oct 24, 2025
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• NameError: name 'PathDistribution' is not defined

  python/importlib_metadata#525 · Filter by author stivluc opened on Oct 6, 2025
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• Using entry-point value for non-object references

  python/importlib_metadata#523 · Filter by author seberg opened on Aug 30, 2025
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• Tighten the EntryPoint interface

  python/importlib_metadata#517 · Filter by author jaraco opened on Apr 27, 2025

• Installing 8.5.0 with --no-binary=:all: results in LookupError

  python/importlib_metadata#516 · Filter by author DnPlas opened on Apr 23, 2025
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• Accept types.ModuleType as a distribution identifier

  enhancementfeaturehelp wanted
  python/importlib_metadata#511 · Filter by author FFY00 opened on Jan 26, 2025
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• Add a Distribution.editable property

  enhancementfeaturehelp wanted
  python/importlib_metadata#510 · Filter by author FFY00 opened on Jan 26, 2025
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• Better identification of broken Distribution objects

  help wanted
  python/importlib_metadata#508 · Filter by author henryiii opened on Oct 1, 2024
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• API incompatibility with importlib.metadata (or at least the API is not type-safe?)

  python/importlib_metadata#486 · Filter by author abravalheri opened on May 2, 2024
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• Revisit relationship between Distribution and PathDistribution

  help wanted
  python/importlib_metadata#445 · Filter by author jaraco opened on Apr 9, 2023
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