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Port details
py-importlib-metadata8 Read metadata from Python packages
8.9.0 devel Σ=0 search for ports that depend on this port Find issues related to this port Report an issue related to this port View this port on Repology. pkg-fallout 8.9.0Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch.
Maintainer: bofh@FreeBSD.org search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2026-08-30 19:18:58
Last Update: 2026-08-30 19:16:44
Commit Hash: a9ff28d
License: APACHE20
WWW:
https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata
Description: #
Read metadata from Python packages
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Manual pages: #
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pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist #
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USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
  • no SUBR information found for this port
Dependency lines:
  • ${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}importlib-metadata8>0:devel/py-importlib-metadata8@${PY_FLAVOR}
To install the port: #
cd /usr/ports/devel/py-importlib-metadata8/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install devel/py-importlib-metadata8
  • pkg install py312-importlib-metadata8
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
NOTE: This is a Python port. Instead of py312-importlib-metadata8 listed in the above command, you can pick from the names under the Packages section.
PKGNAME: py312-importlib-metadata8
Package flavors (<flavor>: <package>) #
  • py312: py312-importlib-metadata8
distinfo: #
TIMESTAMP = 1785340238 SHA256 (importlib_metadata-8.9.0.tar.gz) = 58850626cef4bd2df100378b0f2aea9724a7b92f10770d547725b047078f99ee SIZE (importlib_metadata-8.9.0.tar.gz) = 56140

Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC): #
py312-importlib-metadata8
ABIaarch64amd64armv6armv7i386
FreeBSD:14:latest8.9.08.9.0--8.9.0
FreeBSD:14:quarterly8.9.08.9.0--8.9.0
FreeBSD:15:latest8.9.08.9.0n/a-n/a
FreeBSD:15:quarterly8.9.08.9.0n/a-n/a
FreeBSD:16:latest8.9.08.9.0n/a-n/a
Dependencies #
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Build dependencies: #
  1. py312-setuptools>0 : devel/py-setuptools@py312
  2. py312-coherent.licensed>0 : devel/py-coherent.licensed@py312
  3. py312-setuptools-scm>0 : devel/py-setuptools-scm@py312
  4. py312-wheel>0 : devel/py-wheel@py312
  5. python3.12 : lang/python312
  6. py312-build>=0 : devel/py-build@py312
  7. py312-installer>=0 : devel/py-installer@py312
Test dependencies: #
  1. py312-pytest>=7,1 : devel/py-pytest@py312
  2. python3.12 : lang/python312
Runtime dependencies: #
  1. py312-zipp>=3.20 : devel/py-zipp@py312
  2. python3.12 : lang/python312
This port is required by: #
for Run #
  1. databases/py-dbt-semantic-interfaces
  2. devel/commitizen

Configuration Options: #
No options to configure
Options name: #
devel_py-importlib-metadata8
USES: #
python
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Master Sites: #
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  1. https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/i/importlib_metadata/
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Number of commits found: 1 #

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CommitCreditsLog message
8.9.0
30 Aug 2026 19:16:44
commit hash: a9ff28ddd8982ebdd2425a93ef653c48a0f6cfa7commit hash: a9ff28ddd8982ebdd2425a93ef653c48a0f6cfa7commit hash: a9ff28ddd8982ebdd2425a93ef653c48a0f6cfa7commit hash: a9ff28ddd8982ebdd2425a93ef653c48a0f6cfa7 files touched by this commit
Muhammad Moinur Rahman (bofh) search for other commits by this committer
devel/py-importlib-metadata8: New port

Read metadata from Python packages

This is the 8.X version of the port py-importlib-metadata. This is
needed to upgrade py-importlib-metadata to 9.X

WWW: https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata

Number of commits found: 1