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 <adam@karpierz.net>

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.

Donate

Metadata

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