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py-importlib-metadata8 Read metadata from Python packages
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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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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
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  • pkg install devel/py-importlib-metadata8
  • pkg install py312-importlib-metadata8
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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

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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
  3. devel/py-great-tables
  4. misc/py-litellm
  5. misc/py-mlflow-skinny
  6. misc/py-sagemaker-core

Configuration Options:
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Options name:
devel_py-importlib-metadata8
USES:
python
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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