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+# Template file for 'python3-importlib_metadata'
+pkgname=python3-importlib_metadata
+version=5.1.0
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools_scm python3-wheel"
+depends="python3-zipp"
+short_desc="Read metadata from python3 packages"
+maintainer="icp <pangolin@vivaldi.net>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://pypi.org/project/importlib-metadata/"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/importlib_metadata/main/CHANGES.rst"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/importlib_metadata/importlib_metadata-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d5059f9f1e8e41f80e9c56c2ee58811450c31984dfa625329ffd7c0dad88a73b