pkg-about 2.4.0

Unified access to Python package metadata at runtime.

pkg_about

Unified access to Python package metadata at runtime.

Overview

Provides a unified way to retrieve Python package metadata at runtime, regardless of the build backend or project structure.

about(package: str) - retrieves metadata for the given package

about() - retrieves metadata for the current package

about_from_setup() - retrieves metadata from pyproject.toml and/or setup.cfg

PyPI record.

Documentation.

Usage

>>> import pkg_about
>>> pkg_about.about("pip")
>>> __uri__ == "https://pip.pypa.io/"
True

Installation

Prerequisites:

• Python 3.11 or higher

  • https://www.python.org/

• pip

  • https://pypi.org/project/pip/

To install run:

python -m pip install --upgrade pkg_about

Development

Prerequisites:

• Development is strictly based on nox. To install it run:

  python -m pip install --upgrade nox

Visit Development page.

Installation from sources:

clone the sources:

git clone https://github.com/karpierz/pkg_about pkg_about

and run:

python -m pip install ./pkg_about

or on development mode:

python -m pip install --editable ./pkg_about

License

Copyright (c) 2020-2026 Adam Karpierz

Licensed under the zlib/libpng License

https://opensource.org/license/zlib

Please refer to the accompanying LICENSE file.

Authors

• Adam Karpierz <[e-mail]>

Sponsoring

If you would like to sponsor the development of this project, your contribution is greatly appreciated.

As I am now retired, any support helps me dedicate more time to maintaining and improving this work.

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